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PROVERBS 15:3 (NIV)
The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.
by Donna Whartenby
YOU ARE NOT INVISIBLE *
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t times in my life, I have felt unseen. As a teen, I was unpopular, a nobody. I struggled to be visible. At times, I felt alone and discouraged, as if no one cared who I was. After I became a follower of Jesus Christ, while reading God’s Word, I learned that I was not invisible. Proverbs 15:3 tells us, The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good (NIV). God sees me, and He sees you. He knows you and understands your difficult circumstances. He sees your wounds, brokenness, fears, and desperation. Many attributes describe God’s character and nature: creator, sovereign, promise-maker, ruler of the universe, loving, kind, compassionate, forgiving, and omniscient—He knows all and sees all. Psalm 121:7-8 says, The Lord will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore (NIV).
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The Bible tells us about Hagar, a pregnant Egyptian maidservant mistreated by her jealous mistress, who ran away from their camp into the desert where she would not be seen. Psalm 139:7-12 proffers that there is no place to hide where God cannot see us. God sent an angel of the Lord to Hagar to let her know He was near and saw her despair. He understood her circumstances and loved her. The angel told Hagar to return to Abram and Sarai to give birth to her child. God protected and provided for her and her promised son, Ishmael. In Genesis 16:13 (NIV), Hagar calls the Lord “the God who sees me.” El Roi, the God who sees.
