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He Sees
Hagar was a nobody, an outcast, misunderstood, lonely and frightened, and she no doubt felt her case was hopeless. Have you ever felt that way? All alone, no one to turn to, no one who understands, no one who cares? Hagar felt that way — until she realized two wonderful truths. She had seen the Lord, and the Lord saw her. It didn’t make the problems go away or lessen the gravity of the situation, but it did bring comfort and courage. “And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after Him that seeth me?” (Genesis 16:13).
Maybe you feel like you have come to such a point in your life. If so, look by faith to the Lord Jesus, “Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory” (1 Peter 1:8). Remember that He sees you, and is well aware of your feelings and circumstances. King David was thankful for this when he wrote,
“Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways” (Psalm 139:2-3).
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