The God who sees us

If I take the wings of the morning
    and settle at the farthest limits of the sea,
even there your hand shall lead me,
    and your right hand shall hold me fast.

Psalms 139:9-10

One of God’s names is El-Roi, the God who sees me. He was called this in the Old Testament by Haggar when God told her she would have a son. She said “Have I really seen God and remained alive after seeing Him?” She was amazed that God not only spoke to hear but she saw Him. We do not know if she saw Jesus, the Holy Spirit of Jehovah. But it affected her to the point that she gave Him a name and the spring where they met was named also.

It would be a life-changing event to met Jesus face-to-face. Certainly in the Bible people were always changed when they met God. In the New Testament thousands of people were changed when they heard Jesus speak. He not only feed the five thousand but he taught them. He captured their attention with his miracles and many became his followers.

It is wonderful to see Jesus but it is also significant to grasp that he sees us. As El-Roi means, he sees me. There is nowhere we can go to be out of his sight. Nothing we can do that goes unnoticed. As the Psalms says, even on the farthest limits of the sea there God is to lead us and hold us tight. He never lets go and never turns away. He watches us always.

It is a great comfort to have a God who is always there. No circumstances or trial are beyond his watchful eye. His hand is always stretched out to take hold of us. We are never beyond his grasp. Whatever comes in the difficult world, our God is there.

He sees us and he knows us. We have no secrets from him. Whatever we tell him he knew before. We cannot surprise him or shock him. All the details of our life are laid open before him. If there is anything we need to take before God, we can rest in the assurance that it is already before him. He only waits for us to speak. Sometimes he will bring it to our minds that we may speak to him.

God is loving, kind, and compassionate. He sees everything and still wants a relationship with us. We are never beyond his reach in deed or thought. We can rest in the peace that he knows us and still loves us.