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El Roi
POEM OF THE MONTH
SCARLET ROPE
Men and women shout accolades
Then they turn their backs in shame
All is well then all is not
You turn from the spotlight into the spot
Fickle is this human race
When all desire power’s embrace
They swing to the left and to the right
They walk in darkness seeking light
One must look to Him above
The author of unfailing love
For all will flee and fade away
But He is always here to stay
Do not follow only lead
Embrace a holy humility
All have been scarred by sin’s cruel blow
You can overcome the highs and lows
Turn from the left and from the right
Walk into the dawn and out of the night
Know that I will do a new thing
If you trust in me and let my praise ring
For knowing the ways of a loving God
Will deliver you from where you were shod
I plan to prosper and give you hope
My plan includes a scarlet rope
Climb my child embrace its cords
As you call me God and Lord
You’ll soon be up and looking around
Lamenting the fall that kept you down
I will bring you light in this dreary season
Don’t try to search for a rhyme or reason
I do what I will what I choose to do
And in this season I choose you
Sandrapopp?2005
SCRIPTURE
Genesis 16:13 "And she called the name of the LORD that
spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I
also here looked after him that seeth me?"
THOUGHT
El Roi is one of the Hebrew names of God. It means, "The
God who Sees". Trials can be lonely and we often feel that
God is a million miles away. We sometimes perceive God
with fallible human attributes. We feel as though he is
sleeping, too busy, and too important or He is just
ignoring us. I assure you He is not human that He should
sin. Nothing gets past His sight. Haggar was once a
servant who would deliver the promised child, but things
didn't work out as humanly planned. God saw as Abraham and
Sarah used human efforts to force God's promise, thus
bringing into this world Ishmael. Haggar went from being a
bearer of blessing to becoming a reminder of sin. Although
she represented evil to those around her, God saw her pain
and took care of her and her child. God sees our pain,
whether we are in a mess through our own efforts or someone
else's sin. We can be assured that God is with us and He
sees all that happens to us. He waits with His ear bent to
earth to hear our cry help us in our times of trial. He is
El Roi the GOd who sees.
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