The God Who Sees 1/31

Genesis 16:7-15

This is a painful scene to read.

Abraham washed his hands of the conflict between Sarah and Hagar, and it escalated to the point of Hagar fearing for her life.

She did what any person, and soon-to-be mother, would do – she ran away to protect her child and herself.

This is where something incredible happens.

Hagar is alone in the desert, forgotten and abandoned.

She was a pregnant foreigner, an easy target for any dangerous persons in the area.

But God planned otherwise.

He entered simply and beautifully.

He saw her when no one else did, and cared for her when no one else would.

The stories of great women and men in the Bible are meant to peel away the covering of who God really is.

Of all the names God is given in Genesis, this one is my favorite: El Roi – the God who sees me.

When we pray, it often feels like we’re talking to nothing, like our prayers are bouncing off the walls, and our struggles are invisible to the One who could help. They’re not.

We’re not invisible.

You are not stuck, you are not forgotten, and you are not hopeless.

We serve a God who sees.

We serve a God who hears.

We serve a God who is jealously vying for our attention, beckoning us to stop settling because He has so much more in store for His children.

Don’t you think that sort of God, that kind of Father, would listen to you when you cry out in pain?

Don’t you think the God who takes the time to watch the animals (Job 39:1) would turn His eyes towards you when you ask?

God is the ultimate Good Samaritan: what He sees He must take action on, and He sees you.

Takeaway: God sees me, and what He sees He takes action on.

Prayer: Thank You Lord that, no matter what I am going through, I can have hope because I know You see what is happening. Help me, Amen.