101 Prayers for ComfortNäide

The God Who Sees

You are the God who sees me.

Genesis 16:13

Lord, there is so much injustice in this world. When I dwell on it, I feel despondent. Will it ever end? Wicked people seem to get away with immeasurable evil, most often at the expense of the innocent and oppressed.

I think about the story of Hagar in the Bible, the servant who was mistreated by her masters Abram and Sarai. After Sarai dealt harshly with her, Hagar fled (see Genesis 16:6). Then You appeared to Hagar in the wilderness and addressed her. “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 16:13 ESV).

Lord, thank You for being the God who sees me, who sees the injustices in this world. I praise You for being a just and holy God who cares for His people.

Amen