Genesis 16 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Genesis 16.

Meditate on verse 13.

Then she called the name of the LORD, who spoke to her,

“You are a God who sees”;

for she said,

“Have I even remained alive after seeing Him?”

God reveals Himself by many names throughout the Bible.  A few of them are:

            God Most High – Genesis 14:18-20

            The LORD Will Provide – Genesis 22:14

            The LORD Who Heals – Exodus 15:26

            The LORD Is Peace – Judges 6:24

            The LORD Our Righteousness – Jeremiah 23:6

Almighty God allowed an Egyptian slave girl named Hagar to give Him one of His names, The God Who Sees. She was a despised and mistreated maid. Her jealous mistress, Sarai, treated Hagar harshly because she was pregnant by Sarai’s husband, Abram. The whole affair happened because of a plan hatched by Sarai to hasten God’s covenant plans. Oh, the messes we create when we think we know better than God! “LORD, forgive us!”

So, Hagar, who was with child, fled from her abusive mistress to the wilderness where God met her. Carefully reread Genesis 16:7-13. The angel of the LORD found Hagar. After He spoke to her, Hagar said, “The LORD spoke to me. You, God, see me! Have I even remained alive here after seeing Him?” (v. 13).

The “angel of the LORD” was God in physical form. Ponder this as one of your Jesus sightings in Genesis.

Ponder also the fact that God sees you. No matter your life situation, God sees you, hears you, and desires to speak to you. Call on the name of the LORD; call Him by the name You need to know Him as: God Who Heals, God Who Provides, etc.

Pray Genesis 16:11b and 13 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, please pay attention to ________ and my affliction!

You are the God Who Sees!


Thank You for seeing us.


In Your name, Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell