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Honey From The Rock Psalm 81:16 |
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THE GOD WHO SEES YOU This entry was posted on 02-11-2010 and is filed under STUDIES IN GENESIS. One of my father's most famous sermons was taken from Genesis 16:13 KJV. It reads, "And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also looked after him that seethe me?" The NKJV translates this verse as follows. "Then she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, 'Have I also here seen Him who sees me?'" The one speaking, of course, is Hagar, Sarah's handmaid. Sarah convinced her husband to take a short cut to the promised heir and the end result was a wife's fury and jealousy and poor pregnant Hagar being sent packing into the desert. An angel meets her in the desert, but it is not just any angel. It is The Angel of the LORD. Many believe this to be one of the few theophanies in the Bible, i.e., a self-manifestation of God. It may have even been a preincarnate appearance of Christ Himself.
Dad's sermon, "Thou God Seest Me," is remembered by many for its emphasis on how God is with us even in the darkest of our circumstances. The Angel/LORD spoke kindly to Hagar, promising her a son (Ishmael) "because the LORD has heard your affliction." God know exactly where we are in life, even when we are in a desert of despair. He hears our cries for help. He offers words of comfort. Scripture is chock full of comforting passages that come to from God. "Inspiration" means God-breathed. God breathes His Word to us in difficult times. And we are inspired to go on and not give up. A poet has said... With eyes that see He's everywhere, With ears that hear He's always near ~ Leading us out of our wilderness, Guiding with strength and tenderness. |
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