The Helpless Commits Himself to You…

 But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief,

To repay it by Your hand.

The helpless commits himself to You;

You are the helper of the fatherless.—Psalm 10:14

Reading through Psalm 10 brought Hagar to mind when she fled from her mistress Sarai’s harsh treatment. 

Hagar, Abraham’s wife, after fleeing Sarai’s harsh treatment finds herself pregnant, alone and helpless in the wilderness by a spring of water.  The Angel of the Lord appears to her here and tells her to return and submit herself under the hand of her mistress and assures her of His protection and His plan for her.  Hagar could go back and submit herself under Sarai’s hand because she knew she was really committing herself to God...to the God who saw her affliction and would look after her. 

Hagar speaking...

So she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,”for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.”—Genesis 16:13 ESV

God does see...He is our God who sees.  He knows what each of us faced yesterday and what we will face today.   He hears the cry of the humble...Truly He is the God who looks after us (me)!