GOD SEES YOU

Today I want to assure you that God is omnipresent and sees you. No matter where you are and your experience, God sees it and is with you.

Sometimes as in the case of David, you are not in the place God desires for you, and He sees you. And sometimes you are like Hagar, who felt desolate, friendless, and lost; God also sees you and is concerned about your welfare. To illustrate God’s response to people in similar situations, I will share some of David’s and Hagar’s stories.

After fleeing from and being chased by King Saul for many years, David and his men left Judah and went and lived with King Achish in Gath. The king allowed David and his men to live in Ziklag. 1 Samuel 27:7 reveals they were there for sixteen months, and during this time, David thought he was escaping Saul, but He was not escaping the presence of God. God watched over him even though he was in enemy territory, following the dictates of his flesh and being prayerless. When their loved ones were kidnapped, their possessions taken, and David’s life threatened by his men, David sought direction from the God that saw him.

Having learned many lessons later in his life, David exclaimed these words found in Psalms 139:7-10. “Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.”

Hagar, the handmaiden of Sarai, was pregnant with Abram’s child, and due to the harsh treatment of Sarai, she ran away to the wilderness in Shur. It was there she had an encounter with an angel of the Lord who spoke to her about her unborn child and told her to return to Sarai’s household. This encounter so moved Hagar that she called the name of the Lord that spook to her, “Thou God seest me.” Additionally, she said, “Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?” Being comforted with the knowledge of God’s concern for her, Hagar’s encounter allowed her to return to an unpleasant situation and exist in a hostile environment (Genesis 16:13).

For those that had not heard of the life of David and Hagar Paul in Romans 8:38 – 39 wrote, “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Hence, no matter where you are, remember God sees you, loves you, is interested in you, and will assist you if you allow him.