Awestruck: 30 Days of Wonder in the Bibleنموونە

Hagar's story is easy to overlook. She wasn't a queen or a prophet. She was a servant—mistreated, used, and cast aside. Alone in the wilderness, stripped of security and status, she discovered something astonishing:

The living God saw her.

And not just in a general sense, like He was aware of happenings on earth.

He saw HER. Her pain, her fear, her wandering steps.

In that barren place, God revealed Himself as El Roi, "the God who sees me." Remarkably, Hagar became the first person in Scripture to give God a name.

That tells us something important: God doesn't only reveal Himself to the powerful or the prominent. He shows Himself to the overlooked. He notices what others miss. In a world that often treats some people as invisible, God draws near and says, "I see you."

Sometimes we can feel like Hagar, can't we?

• Overlooked in our pain.
• Forgotten in our struggles.
• Invisible in our everyday lives.

We wonder if anyone really sees what we're going through. If God even notices our quiet desperation.

But the same God who met Hagar in her wilderness sees you today.

Not just parts of you that others applaud or affirm. He sees the questions, the burdens, and the hopes you carry quietly in your heart. The Bible is filled with people like Hagar—ordinary and wounded—who discovered that God was already near.

Every time you open your Bible, you're not just learning about people long ago. You're meeting the God who sees you here and now.

Reflect:

What difference does it make to know that God sees the parts of your life no one else notices?

Tomorrow we'll witness a miraculous rescue—and discover what it means for your story today.