Jehovah El Roi - The God who Sees

Main Thought

Have you ever felt unnoticed or insignificant? It’s easy to feel that way sometimes. When we feel that way, we can turn to “the God who sees,” Jehovah El Roi. This name reveals a lot about God. God sees us when no one else does. He sees our struggles. But He also sees ahead, into promise and purpose that He’s prepared for our lives. That’s how God can bring redemption from the midst of suffering. He knows how to get us there! Every time we obey God, we take steps in God’s path of promise and purpose for us. 

Main Passages

7 The angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur. 8 And he said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai.” 9 The angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her.” 10 The angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude.” 11 And the angel of the Lord said to her,  “Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the Lord has listened to your affliction. 12 He shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen.”   13 So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,” for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.”

- Genesis 16:7-13

You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?

- Psalm 56:8

Discussion Questions

  1. Has there ever been a time that you felt you suffered or struggled in silence, and no one else could see or understand? What happened?

  2. God “turns our mess into a message, and our tests into a testimony.” In other words, God redeems our suffering. Have you ever seen God do that in your life?

  3. Is there a place of struggle or suffering that you want “Jehovah El Roi,” the God who Sees, to redeem right now? Is there anything you can do to walk with God in obedience and faith?

Family Questions

  1. Who can you turn to or talk to when something is hard for you?