Thou God Seest Me

These words were spoken by Hagar, Abraham's wife's handmaid, (Genesis 16:13). The words and the acknowledgement behind them reveal a level of understanding of God that is becoming increasingly rare in our society to-day.

God should be regarded for who He is and what He is. He is omniscient - all knowing, omnipotent - all powerful, and omnipresent - everywhere at the same point in time. God is not restricted as we are, He "neither slumbers nor sleeps" (Psalm 121:2-4). God notices "and is a God of knowledge and by Him actions are weighed" (1 Samuel 2:3). He hears and is ready to act. The Psalmist declares that "Thee Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any that did understand and seek God" (Psalm 14:2). What did God see and find? "There is none that doeth good, no not one" (Psalm 14:3b) - See also Romans 3:10-18.

It is "the fool who says in his heart there is no God" (Psalm 14:1 and 53:1-2). It is the man and woman of faith who recognises that God is a God who sees and notices all. It is recorded of the Lord Jesus Christ that He knew "what was in man" (John 2:24-25 see also Acts 1:24 and 15:8) - of course He would and still does because He has created man. It has to be asked if our actions are those of people who realise that God sees all, and knows all, not only our deeds but our thoughts as well. These thoughts from the Scriptures are very sobering, because they indicate the fact that the God of the universe takes note of every thought we have ever had and every deed and action that we have ever done.

It is all too easy to be carried along with our little lives here on earth - lives that "are as a vapour" (James 4:14), and yet either forget or never even be aware that there is a day of reckoning that is coming when God will "judge the world in righteousness" (Acts 17:31). For the believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, this will be at the judgement seat of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:10). There we shall be judged for our actions as believers taking into account our motives, It will not be for our sins, because Christ "His own self bore our sins on the tree" (1 Peter 2:24). Sadly, if we have never trusted the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation there is only "a certain fearful looking for of judgement and fiery indignation" (Hebrews 10:27). This need never be our lot, because trust in Christ and his sacrificial death for us at Calvary, will bring salvation that we all need, if we wish to be with the Him in Heaven.

We all need to lead and live our lives in the light of Calvary and where it is we wish to spend Eternity. If we can say with Hagar "Thou God seest me", then how has that affected the way that we live and the response to the Lord Jesus Christ and His offer of salvation, for truly "God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9). Such is the greatness of the Love of God, and our eternal destiny is dependent upon our response.