The Weekly Pulpit 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? (Sermon to children.) "Thou God seest me" — a name for God found by a woman who had run away from duty. She could not run away from God. It took her back to duty to feel that God saw her (Jonah, and Psalm 139). I. GOD'S EYE ON US MAY MAKE US UNCOMFORTABLE. Illustration: Servant girl cutting out eyes of picture which seemed to watch her pilfering. Sentinels in Portland prison. Prison with hole in door, and the warder's eye ever there. II. IT MAY MAKE US HAPPY. If we are in any trouble. Sad thing to feel alone. Widowed mother in trouble. Little children say, "Is God dead, mother?" If God sees, He must be there. If He is there, He must be there as Helper. III. IT MAY MAKE US STRONG. "Can do all things through Him who strengthens us." Some, like Adam and Eve, hide from God. Some, like David, can say, "I flee unto Thee to hide me." (The Weekly Pulpit.) 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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