Can God See Us?

Hagar, Sarah's handmaid, was being treated unkindly by Sarah, so she fled to 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. "You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees" (Genesis 16:13). She found great comfort in knowing that the Lord saw her and knew about her distress.

You and I can have that same confidence in God's watch-care. We can be sure that the Lord God is with us whenever 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 over-whelming 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, broken hearted over the loss of 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.

Words of Richard De Haan, adopted from the book Our Daily Bread