Hagar’s Thought

 

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She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her:

“You are the God who sees me,” for she said,

“I have now seen the One who sees me.

Genesis 16:13 (NIV)

Hagar was a servant of Sarah and Abraham. Sarah was barren and wanted to bear Abraham a son.

Sarah took things in her own hands and gave Hagar to Abraham. When Hagar realized she as with child, she acted haughty toward Sarah.

Sarah asked Abraham what she could do about Hagar’s attitude. Abraham told her to do what she must. In other words, he passed the back back to Sarah.

Hagar eventually got tired of the rough treatment and fled into the desert. It was there that an angel of God appeared and spoke to her. The angel told her that she would have a son and he would be great among his people.

Hagar’s response speaks to many of us today.”You are the God who sees me!”

Yes, we have a God, the Lord Almighty, who sees each of His children as we go through our days. In today’s world people either forget that or choose to ignore it.

Father God:

Please remind us that You see all we do and hear all we say. Guide us in the way You want us to live as we live for you. In Jesus’ Name, I pray, Amen.

Showers of Blessings

 

I will bless them and the places surrounding my hill. I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing. Ezekiel 34:26 (NIV)

The LORD God here talks about blessing his people. He tells Ezekiel He will look favorably on those who love Him. He further tells the prophet that He will bless those who follow Him. He says He will shower them with blessings as they need them.

 

God still gives us showers of blessings, even during this pandemic. Though we might not like the idea of staying in away from crowds, it has helped keep us safe. When we see people, we have not seen for a lengthy time, we rejoice and are happy to see them.

 

A phone call from a friend is a blessing. It tells us that someone cares about us.

 

Here are some of the blessings I received just last week:

 

I sent emails to three of my writing/blogging friends and asked for their prayers. Each of them replied with compassionate thoughts that helped me deal with a tender area I feel the need to deal with.

 

My husband surprised me with a bag of my favorite candy-White Chocolate Truffles.

 

I felt blessed when I could make our appointments for our booster shots easily. (Earlier, we had a difficult time when one place cancelled our appointments. The place was closed when we arrived.) 

 

I felt blessed when a Facebook friend messaged me and asked how I was doing. As I later listed the things I had done that day, I realized I had been very blessed.

Here is a hymn that came to mind when I was preparing this post.

                

                                                Sue Dodge singing at Gaither Homecoming