THE GOD WHO SEES ME

LIGHT FOR THE WAY
(Daily Devotional)

Friday 8th January 2016

TOPIC: THE LORD WHO SEES ME

TEXT Genesis 16:13

"(Hagar called the the name the name of the Lord who spoke to her, You are the God who sees; for she said, " have I also here seen Him who sees me?"

There are many Locators and tracking devises in the market today that promise to help us keep track of elderly parents, children, wallets, pets, parolees, even potential kidnapping victims.
As useful as these gadgets are they would have done Hagar no good. No one seem to care enough about Hagar and her unborn child to monitor their well being in the desert. No one but El ROI--Hebrew for "you are the God who sees"(Genesis 16:13).
Hagar served Sarai, Abraham's wife. Sarai felt like a weak link in the chain of God's promise to bless Abram with many descendants. She was barren so she told Abram to sleep with her maid servant and build a family through her. This ill advised suggestion-born amid intense cultural pressure to provide an heir led to nothing but trouble. When Hagar became pregnant, she despised Sarai for her inability to have children. Then Sarai treated Hagar so badly that she ran away. There in the desert feeling the misery of her past and the uncertainty of her future, Hagar met God, who saw her and took care of her.
Jehovah(El ROI) sees your past miseries, your present pain and your uncertain future. He is watching over you, He is so watchful that He knows when a strand of hair falls from your head, He knows when the smallest sparrow perishes (Matthew 10:28-31). And He is the God who sees and cares for you today. You can entrust an unknown future to a known God. So keep your eyes upon the Lord, because He never takes His eyes off you.

PRAYER POINT
Father, thank you for your care over my life. I present my past, present and future to you build my life for your glory in Jesus name

DAILY BIBLE READING

Genesis 12-13; Matthew 5:21-42; Psalm 5