Genesis 16:13
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.”
An egyptian women with no distinctive background meets up with the great God of all the ages and the meeting is everything anyone can hope for.
He asks her where she is going and she confess that she is running away from her situations because it will destroy her.
He tells her that He sees a future and that her descendants will be plenty. Even that she will bare a child, and call him Ishmael.
You God sees her. He sees straight into her heart of fear and distress, and then He looks deeper to see the potential she has to offer. Then, in a mind blowing development He sees beyond her slavery and meaningless life to her Children’s Children and He says………. I see a great nation! She calls Him EL ROI because He saw her.
Let’s get this straight. EL ROI sees not “from a distance, but He inspects your life in precise detail. Then after He looks at you, there is no condemnation, just love and an amazing promise, that He will never leave you. He then sees our future, and if you can look through His eyes you will have joy and peace for tomorrow! He sees you, and He sees your future!
He is EL ROI – The Strong one who sees