Genesis 16:13-14 And she called the name of the LORD that spoke to her, You God see me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that sees me?… This text may be regarded as — I. THE BASIS OF A LIVING CREED. II. AN INCENTIVE TO A USEFUL AND BEAUTIFUL LIFE. Two things are essential to such a life — 1. Sincere love of the truth. 2. Earnest practice of the truth. III. A RESTRAINT WON A SINFUL COURSE. Let these words, "Thou God seest me," preserve you from — 1. Unhallowed thoughts. 2. Selfish motives. 3. Formalism and hypocrisy. 4. Despondency and unbelief. (J. R. Goulty, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? |
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