Go and gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, “I have observed you and what has been done to you in Egypt…” (Exodus 3:16 ESV)
Observing
God sees everything. Of course He does.
We usually react to that with a bit of fear, a portion of guilt, and a lot of shame.
He saw me do THAT? He watched me THEN?
And God’s omniscience does indeed enable and empower our conscience.
But God also watches with eyes of justice, eyes of compassion, and eyes of understanding.
He saw the cruelty of the Egyptians. He saw the greed of the Egyptians. He saw the mistreatment the Egyptians gave His people.
And He did something about it.
While God watches, He also acts.
He saw Israel’s sins, and saved them. He saw Israel’s suffering, and saved them. He saw Israel’s needs, and saved them.
He watches us like that, too. He sees our sins, and gave us sinless Jesus. He sees our suffering, and gave us the suffering servant, Jesus. He sees our needs, and gave us His Son, Jesus.
He watches… and saves.