Day 9 – El Roi: God who sees me
Spiritual Principle: Although Hagar in Genesis is the only one to have used this name for God, the holy majestic God of the universe, the principle is throughout scripture. God sees all, knows all, and one day will reveal all as the books are opened in eternity. No matter our circumstances, God hears and God sees and He alone provides the answer to our dilemma. Because He is all knowing and all seeing we can “take his yoke upon us for his yoke is easy to bear and his load is not hard to carry (Matt 11:30) which is only possible when we know that we are a His child (John 1:12).
Prayer: Holy Father, with whom is no variableness or shadow of turning. You revealed Yourself to Hagar, as El Roi for you heard and saw her affliction. What a marvelous caring God would leave the heavenlies to reveal Himself? It is that through the example of Hagar, we might know of your love and compassion for those in the deepest times of despair to encourage, and to reveal Your love to and for them. You saw the affliction of your children in Egypt and chose Moses to lead them out. You saw the need for a godly king and revealed David to Samuel. You loved Daniel and revealed the knowledge of dreams and the future. That is why as obedient children we come boldly or confidently before your throne of grace to seek your help. (Heb 4:16). We thus claim your promise to order or direct the steps of the righteous this day. We claim it so that your plan perfectly ordained in eternity may come to fruition and glorify You as the author and finisher of our faith.
El Roi, you know each hair upon our heads, each sparrow that falls to the ground and you know us whether or not we recognize Your presence at this moment in time. Therefore, give us a heart to know your love, an eye to see your work, an ear to hear your words so that we may worship you. Hebrews 1 tells that when Your Son was manifest you told the angels to worship Him. This day we ask but one thing; a heart to share your love in divine appointments that you have planned before in eternity past; an eye to see your beauty around us and an ear to praise and worship rightly. May we so live and worship that we know we are but exhibitors of the good works that You have prepared for each one of us.
Application: I Th 4:18 “therefore encourage one another with these words” by sharing your comments.
