The God who sees.

Genesis16:13 A slave girl runs away from her mistress into the desert right into the Angel of the Lord. She fled abuse into a revelation she never expected nor sought. She came face to face with Him who sees and hears everything. He tells her to name her son: Ishmael; meaning:”The Lord hears”. She has a revelation of the God from whom nothing is hidden. And even more, a God who when He sees and hears are not apathetic or aloof. No! This is a God who is intrinsically involved with His people.

In Exodus the LORD said, "I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have given heed to their cry because of their taskmasters, for I am aware of their sufferings.” We do not serve a God who is far off. We do not serve a God who is un-aware of what is going on in our lives. God sees every affliction. He hears every prayer. He is not like others gods who cannot change anything. Our God hears our prayers and the Bible says if we know that He hears us then we can be assured that He will act on our behalf. For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous and His ears are open to their cry.

This should give us great cause for rejoicing even if our circumstances are not too bright. We can lift up our voices in faith because El Roi – “the God who sees us” – is not unaware of us and all that is included in our world. We have hope, we have a future because God sees and He hears. We can take a page from Hagar’s book and go back to our mistress and serve with a heart of hope knowing that God is also a righteous God who will bring the scales up even. We know that in His hand is justice and deliverance.

So, when we sigh under the heavy load. When we wake up in the morning and we feel like running from the day, we can take courage because our God sees and hears. We can whisper the prayer, we can cry out to Him. He hears, He sees and He will act on behalf of those who trust in Him. God will soon crush even satan under our feet because He sees and hears even the deepest crevices of every human heart.

Have faith! Have hope!



Pro 5:21

For the ways of a man are before the eyes of the LORD, And He watches all his paths.

2Ch 16:9a

"For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His.

Job 31:4

"Does He not see my ways And number all my steps?

Job 34:21

"For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, And He sees all his steps.

Psa 34:15

The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous And His ears are open to their cry.

Pro 15:3

The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Watching the evil and the good.

Hbr 4:13

And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.

1Pe 3:12

"FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE TOWARD THE RIGHTEOUS, AND HIS EARS ATTEND TO THEIR PRAYER, BUT THE FACE OF THE LORD IS AGAINST THOSE WHO DO EVIL."

1Cr 4:5

Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men's hearts; and then each man's praise will come to him from God.

1Sa 16:7

But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."