October 10, 2005 - The God Who Sees

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The God Who Sees
By Steve Ares
October 10, 2005

One night, a family was having dinner when a fire broke out in their home. As they rushed outside, the father noticed that the youngest girl was not with them. He looked up and saw his daughter standing at the second story bedroom window. The father ran to a place just under the window where his daughter was standing. As the fire grew, he called out for her to jump so that he would catch her. Through the billowing dark smoke she cried, "I can't jump, because I can't see you," to which the father replied, "It's okay that you can't see me, because I can see you."

Hagar learned that, as it says in Proverbs 15:3, “The eyes of the LORD are in every place.” Hagar had fled the oppression and affliction of Sarai. She was alone in the wilderness, not knowing what to do, or where to turn. Then the angel of the Lord appeared to Hagar and said, "Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?"

Although she felt alone and forgotten, Hagar found that the eyes of a merciful God were upon her. God knew her location, name, and occupation. God also cared about where she came from and where she was going. Hagar then acted, as "She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: You are the God who sees me" (Genesis 16:13).

You may be feeling the pressure and heat of your problems. You may not be able to see the hands of God through the billowing smoke of your situation. He can see you and He's calling out for you to have faith in Him. So prayerfully jump into His faithful hands; He's there and will catch and hold you in your most desperate of situations.

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Steve Ares attends International Pentecostal Church, in Bellflower, CA. He teaches the singles class and has encouragement ministry that can be found at www.e-lightinspirations.com. Steve continues to fight the uphill battle with his 19 year-old daughter and his 14 year-old son over the superiority of gospel music in the 70's and 80's compared to today’s gospel music. He's currently losing this battle.