Scripture
“So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, ‘You are a God of seeing,’ for she said, ‘Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.’”
Genesis 16:13 (ESV)
Reflection
Hagar was a servant, mistreated and overlooked, pregnant and alone, running into the wilderness with no plan. To everyone else, she was disposable. In that desert, God met her.
She gave Him a name no one had used before: El Roi, which means “the God who sees me.” This was not distant awareness. God saw her fully. He saw her pain, fear, and worth, and stepped into her story.
We feel invisible too. Maybe people only notice our failures. Maybe our burdens never make it into anyone else’s prayers. Like Hagar, you are not forgotten. The God who sees has not changed. He sees the late night tears, the unspoken weights, and the small victories no one else notices.
Takeaway
You may be overlooked by people, but you are never unseen by God. His eyes are not searching for perfection. They are filled with compassion for the broken and weary.
Prayer
Lord, thank You that You see me when no one else does. Thank You for knowing me fully and loving me anyway. Help me rest in the truth that I am never invisible to You. Amen.
Note: Some translations render El Roi as “the God who sees me.” See Genesis 16:13.
Note: Some translations render El Roi as “the God who sees me.” See Genesis 16:13.
In Luminance 