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The God Who Sees

By Linda Tancs

El Roi is a name for God in the Old Testament that is usually translated as “the God who sees me.” (Genesis 16:13). His eyes are always on you, which is boasted of by natural parents as having “eyes in the back of their head.” Nothing escapes a parent’s attention, or God’s. That doesn’t mean you never feel invisible or perhaps have indeed been forsaken. When others can’t, don’t or won’t see you as you need to be seen, just remember that God always sees you.

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goforwardinfaith Christianity, Religion, Theology

What’s in a Name

By Linda Tancs

What’s in a Name

There are plenty of sites dispensing information on the meaning of names and their origins. There are powerful names evoking warriors and protectors, like Alexander (Greek for “protector of mankind”). Or how about Lucy, a name derived from the Latin word for “light.” And then there’s the Name above every other name. Actually, God has many names, each signifying a different aspect of his character. He is Abba, or Father (Mark 14:36); the Ancient of Days (Daniel 7:13); El Roi, or “the God who sees me” (Genesis 16:13); El Shaddai, or God Almighty (Exodus 6:3). The list goes on. How many names can you find for God in the Bible? Try praying through them.

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