“The divinely initiated encounter between God and Hagar began with these words: “The angel of the LORD found Hagar near a spring in the desert”. How like God to become her spring in the desert. El Roi. He sees when no one else cares to look. He sees through the smile we wear when we’re dying inside. He sees our hurt when we’re mistreated. He sees us when we cry into our pillow because we feel unloved. He sees beyond our sin into the depth of our need. He sees when we’re hiding. Running. He sees when we continue to sow the seed of His word even in the floodplain of our grief. Sometimes we don’t realize we’ve encounted God until our vision clears. He is the God who sees me“
- Beth Moore, The Patriarchs, Week 2 Day 1
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