Genesis 16:13 (NIV) ~ “Then she called the name of 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 17:1 (NKJV) ~ “When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, ‘I am God Almighty; walk before Me and be blameless.’”
The names Jehovah El Roi and El Shaddai reveal two tender yet powerful facets of God’s nature: His awareness and His abundance. In Genesis 16, a young Egyptian servant named Hagar fled into the wilderness, rejected and alone. But there, the Lord met her, not to judge her, but to see her. In her desperation, she encountered Jehovah El Roi, The God Who Sees Me. He saw her pain, heard her cry, and promised her a future. Her wilderness became a well of remembrance, “the well of the Living One who sees me” (Genesis 16:14).
One chapter later, God appeared to Abraham as El Shaddai, The Almighty, All-Sufficient God. He reaffirmed His covenant and declared that His promises would not fail, regardless of human limitation. Together, these names remind you that God both sees your brokenness and supplies what you need to overcome it. He doesn’t just notice you; He nourishes you. He doesn’t just watch over you; He walks with you until you are whole.
There are moments when it feels like no one truly sees you. You’ve given, poured, and served, yet somehow, you feel invisible. Maybe you’re the one holding everything together, the encourager, the helper, the one who listens, but when you need strength, silence answers. You’ve whispered prayers that no one else has heard. You’ve cried in the car before walking into work, wiped tears before greeting your family, and smiled through storms no one knows about. But then, somewhere in the stillness, you feel it, a quiet assurance that you are seen. That’s Jehovah El Roi. And when that awareness meets the sufficiency of El Shaddai, peace floods the heart. Because the God who sees you also supplies you.
Jehovah El Roi first revealed Himself to a woman who had been cast aside. Hagar’s story is a reminder that divine encounters are not reserved for perfect people or pleasant places. God often shows up in the wilderness of rejection to reveal the worth of those who’ve been overlooked. Psalm 34:18 says, “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” The God who saw Hagar sees you too. In her pain, Hagar didn’t find an escape, she found an encounter. Her situation didn’t immediately change, but her sight did. The moment she realized that God saw her, her loneliness lost its power. Sometimes healing begins not when your circumstances change, but when you realize that you are not unseen in them. Jehovah El Roi restores identity in the very places the world tries to erase it.
El Roi doesn’t just see your actions; He sees your heart. He sees the effort no one applauds, the prayers no one hears, and the tears no one acknowledges. He sees you doing your best when others only see your mistakes. His seeing is not surveillance; it’s compassion. He doesn’t watch to judge; He watches to redeem. But El Roi’s vision is always followed by El Shaddai’s provision. When God revealed Himself to Abraham as El Shaddai, He declared, “I am God Almighty; walk before Me and be blameless.” The name El Shaddai carries the idea of nourishment, sufficiency, and overflowing supply. It is derived from a root word meaning “breasted one,” signifying a mother’s nurturing ability to sustain her child. El Shaddai represents God as the inexhaustible source of life, strength, and sufficiency.
Where El Roi sees your pain, El Shaddai sustains your purpose. One recognizes your lack; the other replenishes it. One watches over your weakness; the other strengthens it. You cannot encounter the God who sees without eventually meeting the God who supplies. They move in divine partnership, sight and sufficiency, compassion and completion. When Hagar called God “El Roi,” He didn’t just see her situation; He spoke a promise into it. She was told her son, Ishmael, would live. When Abraham met El Shaddai, he too received a promise, Isaac, the son of covenant, would be born. Both names reveal that God’s provision always begins with His perception. Before He releases a promise, He reveals that He sees.
There are moments when you may feel like God’s silence is absence, but it’s not. He’s seeing, measuring, and preparing to show Himself as El Shaddai. Philippians 4:19 declares, “My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” His supply is not determined by your situation; it’s determined by His sufficiency. El Shaddai doesn’t only provide resources; He provides reassurance. He speaks peace into chaos and rest into exhaustion. He doesn’t just fill your cup, He becomes the well that never runs dry. John 7:38 echoes this when Jesus says, “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” El Roi and El Shaddai meet will meet you in your wilderness moments, when you are not seen by people, but are held by God. They teach you that divine supply often flows from divine sight. The same eyes that saw you cry at midnight are the same hands preparing your morning. The same God who sees your struggle is the same God who satisfies your soul.
When you feel unseen, remember that Jehovah El Roi saw you before anyone else did. When you feel unworthy, remember that El Shaddai already declared you are enough. His sufficiency covers your deficiency, His Presence fills your emptiness, and His care goes deeper than your capacity to comprehend. God’s seeing is personal. He doesn’t look at you in a crowd; He looks at you as His child. He knows your thoughts before you think them and your tears before they fall. Psalm 139:1–3 says, “O Lord, You have searched me and known me… You understand my thought afar off.” His seeing is not general, it’s intimate. And His sufficiency is complete. El Shaddai doesn’t give partially; He gives abundantly. 2 Corinthians 9:8 reminds us, “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.” He doesn’t just provide what you need, He exceeds it so you can overflow into others.
So, on this Friday, October 24th, lift your head, for the God who sees you will sustain you. The One who watches over you will walk with you. Jehovah El Roi and El Shaddai are your assurance that you are never overlooked, never under-resourced, and never forgotten. He sees, He supplies, and He satisfies you.
Let’s Pray:
Thank You Father, Jehovah El Roi and El Shaddai, I honor You as the God who sees and satisfies me. Thank You for being aware of every detail of my life and the lives of those that I am concerned about and for meeting every need according to Your riches in Glory. You are both my Watcher and my Sustainer, my Vision and my Source. Lord, thank You that even when I feel unseen, You see me. You saw Hagar in the wilderness, and You see me in mine. You see the tears I cry in silence and the prayers I whisper in faith. Thank You that nothing escapes Your loving gaze. El Shaddai, You are all-sufficient God and You lack nothing and You withhold nothing from me. Father, I rest in the abundance of who You are, where I am empty, You fill. Where I am weak, You strengthen. Where I am weary, You renew. Jehovah El Roi, remind me daily that being seen by You is enough and I don’t have to strive for recognition when I already have Your revelation. Let me live secure in the truth that You notice me, know me, and nurture me. El Shaddai, be my portion when resources seem limited. Be my provision when doors seem closed, For You are not bound by economy or timing, Your supply is eternal. Let my faith rise above fear and my confidence rest in Your sufficiency. God, when loneliness whispers that no one cares, remind me that You do. You are near to the brokenhearted, and You see every unseen sacrifice. Help me to see myself through Your eyes, valuable, chosen, and loved. Jehovah El Roi, heal the parts of me that have been wounded by being unseen or misunderstood. Let Your seeing restore my identity and reaffirm my purpose. Let Your gaze become my grounding place. El Shaddai, I surrender my needs to You, emotional, financial, spiritual, and physical. Meet every need according to Your wisdom. Teach me to depend not on the gift, but on the Giver. Make me content in the sufficiency of Your Presence. Father, Thank You, that when You see, You act. When You provide, You overflow. When You move, You multiply. You are the God who both watches and works, who both comforts and completes. Today, I rest in the assurance that Jehovah El Roi and El Shaddai are one and the same, the God who sees me completely and sustains me eternally. In the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior, Amen.
Nugget:
Jehovah El Roi & El Shaddai, The God Who Sees and Satisfies, You are fully known, fully loved, and fully supplied.
Assignment: Continue praying to God and asking God to tell you what your name means and then act accordingly to His purpose and plan for you!
Blessings…
Love, Dr. Jean
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