Tuesday, 11 July 2017

A witness (El-Roi)

Recently I've had an immense need to share my life, my thoughts, my art, what happened in my day. And so I send people a picture of my walk, food, art, etc. Isn't this part of why WhatsAp, Facebook, Instragram etc are so popular. But after sending the picture I still feel dry. I've been asking myself- why this need to share? Yes part of it is that I'm lonely, another part is wanting to be significant. It is as if I need someone to witness my life. I want to know my life counts for something, I want to know someone sees and someone cares. I want to feel I'm different from the 7 bilion people on the planet- or someone notices me.

If I really knew Jesus as Emmanuel (Matthew 1:23) which means God with us- would I still be so intensely lonely? Jesus promised to never leave nor forsake us (Matt 28:20). Heb 13:5 (AMP) says "He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!” If this were my heart reality I would be less lonely. 

And significance? If I realised God is witness to my life wouldn't I know I'm significant?
Let us briefly look at the story of Hagar- Sarah's maid servant. In Gen 16 we read how she became pregnant by Sarah's suggestion, and then she started looking down on Sarah. Sarah treats Hagar badly and she runs away to the wilderness, where she meets the Angel of the LORD. He tells her to go back home,  she there realizes God sees her and cares for her. Gen 16: 13 (AMP incl footnote) "Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are God Who Sees”(El-Roi= God never sleeps, He sees, He is aware, He is the great Omnipresent God); for she said, “Have I not even here [in the wilderness] remained alive after seeing Him [who sees me with understanding and compassion]? What a beautiful revelation of God, He is the one who sees, not only does He see but He sees with understanding and compassion.

Wow! Talk about being significant. The Word says even the hairs on our head are numbered (Luke 12:7). We can know someone sees, someone cares and that is God Himself- with us, for us, seeing us with compassion and understanding. Even in our wilderness, we are not alone for we serve a God who sees.

May the LORD bless you with the heart knowledge of His presence.
May He keep you with His compassion.
May His face shine upon you, knowing He sees You.
And may He give you peace in knowing He is with You.

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