God sees you

She called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees. – GENESIS 16:13

Hagar, Sarah’s handmaid, was being treated unkindly by Sarah, so she fled into the wilderness. As Hagar stood beside a spring in that desolate and lonely place, the Angel of the Lord visited her. He assured her that God Himself was aware of her situation. Hagar responded, "You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees" (Genesis 16:13). She found great comfort in knowing that the Lord God saw her and knew about her distress.

You and I can have that same confidence in God’s watchcare. We can be sure that the Lord God is with us wherever we go, and He knows everything that happens to us. As the all-powerful One, He is able to solve every problem, no matter how overwhelming or perplexing it may be. We are never alone, never forgotten, and never beyond hope.

Whatever your troubling circumstances are, whether you’re afflicted by illness or injury, brokenhearted over the loss of a loved one, or disillusioned because your dearest friend has betrayed or rejected you, God knows and cares. You may be deeply depressed, or perhaps you’re plagued by loneliness and discouragement. But you can be confident that you are under God’s watchful eye. Yes, like Hagar, you can know that God sees you. – RICHARD W. DE HAAN

Beneath His watchful eye

His saints securely dwell;

That hand which bears all nature up

Shall guard His children well.

– DODDRIDGE

READ: GENESIS 16:1-13

We need not fear the perils around us because the eye of the Lord is always upon us.