God reveals his character and love through his different names in the Bible. I am thankful for El Roi, which in Hebrew means "The God Who Sees Me". This particular name of God is seen only one time in scripture and it is when Hagar encountered God in the desert and addressed him as El Roi. She had been running away from her mistress Sarai who had mistreated Hagar after finding out about her pregnancy.
"She [Hagar] gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: "You are the God who sees me," for she said, "I have now seen the One who sees me." That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi [the "well of the Living One who sees me"] Genesis 16:13
I find great comfort in the fact that God sees us, hears us, and knows us intimately. He sees our pain, loneliness, confusion, hopelessness, and despair. Even when we think things are hopeless or that God has abandoned us, He is there. He sees. His eye is even on the sparrow; how much more is His eye on us! He cares for us, hears our prayers, and is altogether faithful. He sees our need and He hears our cries for help. He answers in His timing, for our good and for His glory. He is weaving our story into the bigger picture of His story, although we may not understand His purposes or timing.
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