The God Who Sees

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Today’s song is “The God Who Sees” performed by Nicole C. Mullens

“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)

“Then Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.’”
John 6:35 (NIV)

I have chosen for this week’s song “The God Who Sees,” performed by Nicole C. Mullen.  This is a twelve-minute oratorio.  I have been waiting for a special time to share “The God Who Sees;” I have felt the nudge from the Holy Spirit to do so this week; I believe it is very special and anointed of God.  The inspiration for the song was Hagar.  What about Hagar?  Hagar was Sarah’s maidservant, but she was cast from the family she had belonged to.  Hagar now believed she and her son would die in the desert. Did God care about her?  It is easy to parallel Hagar and the others in this video with our own lives; we have all faced our own valleys and deserts.  But just as God would provide a covering, “a ring of fire,” for Hagar, Ruth, David, and Mary of Magdelene, He will do so for you and me today.

Fun Facts regarding El Roi “The God Who Sees”
Hagar is the only person in the Bible- male/female, Jew/Gentile, King/Prophet/commoner/slave who addressed/named God personally.
It was later in life that Hagar, out of gratitude, gave God the name El Roi, “the God Who Sees.”

Fun Facts regarding “The House of Bread”
Bethlehem is old Hebrew and comes from bêth (house) and lehem (bread).
The House of Bread could mean a place where one could come and eat when hungry, a place of supply for the hungry.
The first mention of the House of Bread is found in Genesis 35:19
The first mention of Bethlehem as the House of Bread is found in
Isaiah 58: 6-7
Bethlehem, the “House of Bread,” was where Jesus entered the world on that first Christmas morning.’ Jesus would refer to Himself as “the bread of Life.”
One day, Jesus would give His own life to be our Bread of Life.

The storyline of “The God who Sees” travels through the ages of the Bible.  It begins with Hagar, the maidservant of Sarah, cast from the family; a single mother, feeling abandoned and un-loveable, facing death in the desert; Hagar would fall to her knees, praying that God would rescue her.  One day, He would lift her as the grandmother in the line of a great nation.  Now Ruth, a widow from Moab, living in despair, with no future, believing her life was over, yet out of loyalty, love, and respect, adopted her mother-in-law’s God, the God of Israel, vowing to worship, praise, and serve Him for the rest of her life.  One day, God would lift her, make her life new again, and bring her back to life; she would be blessed with a son named Obed, who gave birth to a son Jesse, who gave birth to a son David.  One day, our Saviour would be born through Ruth to free the world from sin.  Next, David (born of Jessie) was anointed as King, yet alone in the desert, terrified for his life.  David believed His life was over; he would fall on his knees and pray to God.  Over and over, God would place a ring of fire around David.  One day, David would be in the lineage of our Messiah, The Anointed One, Yeshua, the Christ.  Finally, Mary of Magdalen, plagued by demons and tormented by evil spirits, would have an encounter with Jesus; Jesus would rescue her, love her, befriend her, and honour her with a personal relationship with Himself.  Although Mary would find herself in the depths of despair as she watched as they crucified her Lord, she would be, once again, lifted, honoured as one of the first that Jesus would reveal Himself after His resurrection.

Two thousand years later, we still battle demons of abandonment, loneliness, depression, fear, and anxiety.  We, or our loved ones, may be in a wilderness, in a desert place, broken, lonely, or scared, as Hagar, Ruth, David, and Mary of Magdalen.  We can all take comfort that the same God that covered each of these women and men covers those of us that cry out and fall on our knees today.  God saw, knew, and cared for Hagar, Ruth, David, and Mary of Magdalen; God sees me, knows me, and cares for me; God sees you, knows you, and cares for you; God sees, knows, and cares for our children, the lost, the broken, the abandoned, and those going through hard times, crushed by life, wondering/questioning.

God proved and continues to prove that He Sees, He knows, He cares, and He shows up every time with a resonating “yes, I am a God who sees, I see all, I have a perfect plan with perfect timing, and through my Spirit, I will, live, breathe, and work through your circumstance to triumph over any desert experience you may be experiencing.
I will be Your Ring of Fire!

“’ And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will be its glory within.’”
Zachariah 2: 5 (NIV) 

“That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Philippians 2: 10-11 (NIV)

In Christ,
Lou-Anne

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The God Who Sees
Lyrics

… Hagar was a single mother
She was abandoned by the family she belonged to
And there in the wilderness with her son alone
With very little provision
She was wondering
She was questioning
Does anyone care?

… She’s crying in the desert
She’s lost in her despair
She thinks nobody loves her
Hagar thinks nobody’s there
But God says

… I will be a ring of fire around her
And I will be the glory in her midst
And the power of my presence
Will bring her to her knees
And I will lift her up again
For I’m the God who sees
I’m the God who sees

… Then He speaks in gentle whispers
And He softly calls her name
She feels His arms enfold her
As He holds her
And she’ll never be the same

… ‘Cause I’m the God who never changes
And My promises are true
And when this world deserts you
This is what I’ll do

… And there is another woman named Ruth
She was from the land of Moab
And she was met with grief and heartache
She was a widow and she lived with her mother-in-law, who was also a widow
And now it was time to move on
But Ruth had never been to Bethlehem
She had never tasted of the House of Bread
But now she had heard an inner invitation to come and taste and see
And so she vowed herself to her mother-in-law
And she said where you go I will go
Where you lie I will lie
Where you die I will die
And she begins a journey to the Promised Land

… She’s traveling through the desert
And she’s leaving her despair
She’s hoping for a future
Praying God will lead her there
And He says

… I will put a ring around you finger
And I will bless a child within your womb
And the Savior will be born through you
To free the world from sin
And He’ll make all things new for you
And love you back to life again, again

… And then from Ruth who gave birth to a son
Obed who gave birth to a son
Jesse who gave birth to a son
Named David
Now the same, once shepherd boy
Mighty warrior, anointed king is alone
Terrified in the darkness

… He’s hiding in the desert
He’s battling despair
David thinks his life is over, it’s over
And God, He doesn’t care
But God says

… I will be the Rock of your salvation
I’ll hold you up by the strength of My right hand
And the power of My Spirit
Will free you from all fear
In the hour of your deepest need
You’ll find that I am near
I am here

… And I will be a ring of fire around you
And I will be the glory in your midst
And the power of My presence
Will bring you to your knees
Then I will lift you up again
For I’m the God who sees

… And then from the line of David
Finally, Jesus the Messiah
The Anointed One, Yeshua, the Christ
Born in the same House of Bread to be the Bread of Life
In the town of Bethlehem
And He would grow
And He would be called the Son of God
He would be called Emmanuel, God With Us
And He would heal, and He would reveal
And then He had an encounter with a woman
Named Mary of Magdalen who was plagued by demons
Tormented by evil spirits, and Jesus set her free
And Mary followed Him, she listened at His feet
She served Him, and she loved Him
Oh how she loved Him
But then she watched as they nailed Him to the cross
And as they placed His body in the tomb
In that moment her hope died, it died

… She’s crying in the garden
She’s broken in despair
She’s searching for her Savior
But His body isn’t there
Then He says, Mary

… Glory, glory, glory, Hallelujah
I will be the glory in Your midst
And every knee will bow to Me
And every tongue confess
Yes all the world will worship Me
In all My Holiness

… I will be a ring of fire around you
And I will be the glory in your midst
And the power of My presence
Will bring you to your knees
And I will lift you up again
For I’m the God who sees, who sees
I’m the God who sees
Oh I’m the God who sees, I see you
I’m the God who sees you in your wilderness
Sees you in your brokenness
When you’re feeling lonely, I’m the God who sees
In the desert places, in your empty spaces
I’m the God who sees
I’m nearer than you dare believe
Here in the very air you breathe
I’m the God who sees
You

Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Aileen Nicole Coleman Mullen / Kathy L Crosby

May we grow together in the love of Christ to reflect upon the mercies and blessings upon our lives, to feel the presence of God’s living Holy Spirit through worship to sing, pray, laugh, dance, cry, but mostly to praise our Lord and Father as we were indeed created2praise.