Does Anybody Care?

Do you ever wonder if anybody really knows you at all?  Does anybody care about what's going on in your life?  Do you even matter at all?  And the answer is "yes"!

In our study of the names of God, we have learned about Elohim, our Creator.  We have studied the sovereignty of our God as we studied His name El Elyon.  Today we begin to examine another of His names.  He is omnipresent - present everywhere.  He is omniscient - all knowing.  He is El Roi, the God who sees.

We'll begin our study in Genesis 16.  Take some time to slow down and read the chapter carefully.  This may be a familiar story to you, which is all the more reason we should slow down and take our time so we don't miss anything!  Ask questions of the text......remember those 5Ws and H.....who, what, when, where, why, how.  Here are some questions to consider.  You may think of others as well.

• Who are the main characters in this chapter?
• What are the circumstances?
• Whose idea?
• Why?
• Did Hagar have a choice in this decision?  Why or why not?  Explain your reasoning.
• What provoked Sarai?
• How did she respond?
• Was Hagar totally innocent?  Why?
• What were God's instructions to Hagar?
• What did Hagar learn about God?

Think about those things today.  We'll continue tomorrow.