Exodus 15:26 says, “I am the LORD that healeth thee.”

Those words were spoken in the wilderness, right after a miracle. The songs had barely faded. The Red Sea was still behind them. And yet the very next stop was Marah, a place where the water looked promising but tasted bitter. That’s often how life works. Victory doesn’t mean the journey gets easy. Sometimes it means the lessons get deeper.

God could have simply made the water sweet and moved on. Instead, He revealed His name. Before Israel ever faced disease or long-term struggle, God introduced Himself as their Healer. Not just someone who heals, but the Lord who heals. Healing wasn’t just an act. It was part of His nature.

That matters when you’re tired. When your body feels worn down. When your heart feels bruised. When your spirit feels thin. God didn’t say, “I might heal you if everything goes right.” He said, “I am the Lord that healeth thee.” Present tense. Ongoing. Faithful.

Sometimes healing comes in a moment. Sometimes it comes in a process. Sometimes it shows up as strength to endure rather than an instant fix. But in every season, God is still revealing Himself.

If you’re standing at your own Marah today, don’t lose heart. Bitter places can become holy places when God speaks there. Listen closely. The same God who healed then is still near now. And He is still the Lord who heals you.

Genesis 22:14 says, “And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.”

Abraham didn’t name that place in the valley. He named it on the mountain, after the tears, after the questions, after the long walk of obedience when nothing made sense. When the ram finally appeared, Abraham didn’t just see provision. He saw the faithfulness of God up close.

Jehovah-Jireh means “The Lord will provide,” but it also carries the idea that God sees ahead. He sees what you need before you know you need it. He sees the answer while you’re still asking the question. He sees the provision while you’re still climbing the mountain.

Friend, if you’re tired today, if your faith feels stretched, if you’re carrying something heavy up a hill you didn’t choose, hear this: God is not late. He is not unaware. He has not forgotten you.

The ram was already there. It was waiting in God’s timing, not Abraham’s.

So take another step. Keep trusting. Keep believing. One day you’ll look back and give that place a name too—not fear, not struggle, not loss—but Jehovah-Jireh. The Lord provided, right on time.

Friend, Genesis 16:13 gives us one of the most tender names of God in all of Scripture.

Hagar is alone. Used. Forgotten. Sent away into the wilderness with more questions than answers. And right there, in the middle of her pain, she calls on the name of the Lord who spoke to her and says, “Thou God seest me.”

That name changes everything.

This is not a distant God who only watches from heaven. This is El Roi, the God who sees. He sees the tears you cry when no one else notices. He sees the prayers you whisper when you are too tired to speak them out loud. He sees the weight you carry that never makes it onto a prayer list.

Sometimes we think being seen means being exposed. But in Scripture, being seen by God means being known, loved, and cared for. God did not just see Hagar. He came to her. He spoke to her. He gave her a promise.

And here is the encouragement for today. If God saw Hagar in the wilderness, He sees you right where you are. In your waiting. In your confusion. In your quiet faithfulness.

You are not overlooked. You are not forgotten. You are not invisible.

The same God who saw her sees you. And when God sees you, help is already on the way.

So lift your head today and take one steady step forward. El Roi is watching over you, and His eyes are full of grace.