He sees you… In His Word
10-8-18
Sometimes we all feel like
we have been either passed over at work, or ignored, or just plane not
seen. The Bible is full of people who no
doubt felt this way. In the book of Luke there are several women I wanted to
point out to you today.
In the center margin of Luke
18 I found a note I had penned a while back. “Peter noticed those less seen.
Have hope! God sees you!”
Jesus him self noticed many
people as He went on his journey; the Woman at the Well, or the Samaritan Woman
is one such person. He stopped for water while the rest of the team went off
for food and because He stopped and spoke to the woman many were saved. It
could be said that she was the first Evangelist; she went and ran through the
town telling everyone to go see Jesus.
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The woman said to Him, “I know that
Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When He comes, He will
tell us all things.” Jesus said to
her, “I who speak to you am He.” And at
this point His disciples came, and they marveled that He talked
with a woman; yet no one said, “What do You seek?” or, “Why are You talking
with her?”
The woman then
left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, “Come, see a
Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” Then they went
out of the city and came to Him. John 4:25-30
In Luke 18 Jesus tells us the parable of
the persistent widow.
Then He spoke a parable to them that
men always ought to pray and not lose heart,, saying, “There was in a certain
city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. Now there was a widow in
that city; and she came to him, saying, and get justice for me from my adversary.”
And he would not for a while; but
afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, yet because this widow
troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming
she weary me.’ ” Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust
judge said. And shall God not avenge His
own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? I tell you that He will avenge them
speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on
the earth?” Luke 18:1-8
This parable tells us that persistence
pays off. I believe God wants us to be persistent in prayer. He wants us to
pray until something happens, and He wants us to stick with the task He gives
us until it is finished. The fact that no one else knows what you are going
through right now is not a big deal, because God sees you. God is the big deal!
Maybe you are thinking you are too old,
or too simple, or too ordinary for God to use you. Even a funeral procession
caught Jesus’ attention.
There was an older woman who had her son
raised to life from his casket when Jesus was walking along. A funeral
procession came by.
Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town
called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. As he
approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of
his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and
he said, “Don’t
cry.”Then he
went up and touched the bier they were carrying him on, and the bearers stood
still. He said, “Young
man, I say to you, get up!” The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him
back to his mother. They were
all filled with awe and praised God. “A great prophet has
appeared among us,” they said. “God has come to help his people.” This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the
surrounding country. Luke
7: 11-17
Then there was the woman who reached out
just to touch the hem of His garment as well. She is one that really stands out
because
He could have just allowed it and gone on
but no, he asked who did it, then made a point of telling her of her great
faith. He took time with her. He saw her with his spirit.
None of these would have been known but
God chose to put them in His Word. In the same way He chose to put you in the
Book of Life when you chose to put Him in your life by believing in Him.
Amazing! Our God sees us, and cares
enough to find someone to talk about in His Word that will enrich our lives and
give us that future and hope He speaks of!
Look around you today; is there someone
who may be feeling left out? Maybe its you? Tell them and yourself this,
because it is the truth; He sees you. He knows your heart today. He loves you
anyway. Keep on being persistent; the answer will come. Keep on seeking to hear
His voice; and remember that it is not always in thunder or the wind but often
in the still small voice that tells you; peace be still!
Just because you feel unappreciated does
not mean God does not appreciate you. In fact it does not mean that you are not
appreciated it just means no one told you!
Some people find it hard to tell us that they appreciate us; but it does
not mean they do not see us. Take a moment this week and write yourself a note,
each day.
“Today I appreciate that I …..” you fill in the blank. Then look around
and find someone else in your life to appreciate. We never know who will have a
life change because we cared enough to tell them. Go one step further—tell them
that you see them, and God sees them and we
care; you, God and I.
Dear Heavenly Father, bring the lost and the under acknowledged to us
this week and help us point them to you, the author and the finisher of our
faith hope and love, In Jesus name amen.
Suggested reading: Luke 7:1-50, Luke 18:1-43, John 4:1-54 Luke 2: 1-25