God Saw That

Read: Exodus 3:1–12

Have you ever felt invisible? Not unknown... just unnoticed? You are doing the right thing. You are staying faithful. You did not quit on your family. You did not walk away from your marriage. You are still praying for your kids, your finances, your calling. And yet nothing seems to be changing. Heaven feels quiet. For a lot of people, that silence hurts more than a clear no. At least no is an answer. Silence makes you wonder if God even sees what you are carrying.

Where in your life have you felt unseen or overlooked recently?

That question is not new. In Exodus 3, Moses is not leading anyone. He is not preaching. He is not advancing. He is tending sheep in the wilderness after forty years of obscurity. After failure. After disappointment. After the life he thought would never happen. And that is where God shows up. Not on a platform. Not in a palace. In the routine. In the ordinary. In a place Moses probably thought he would never be remembered.

Moses notices a bush on fire and assumes it is just strange. God sees something much bigger. Moses sees a burning bush. God sees a man on assignment. That is often the gap between how we see and how God sees. We see the delay, but God sees the direction. We see the setback, but God sees the setup. We see the wilderness, but God sees preparation.

Moses encounters God not in a moment of success but in routine and obscurity.
Why do you think God often meets people in ordinary places rather than extraordinary ones?

When God finally speaks, He does not say, “I just noticed.” He says, “I have seen. I have heard. I know.” God was never absent. He was attentive the whole time. Sometimes what feels like a detour is actually protection. Sometimes what feels like punishment is preparation. Sometimes the place you feel forgotten is the very place God is forming what your next season requires. The same God who saw Moses in Midian sees you right where you are. Same eyes. Same faithfulness.

In Exodus 3:7, God says, “I have seen… I have heard… I know.” Which of those three means the most to you right now and why?

So maybe the prayer does not need to be, “God, get me out of this season.” Maybe it needs to be, “God, show me what You are doing in me right here.” Because delayed does not mean denied. And silence does not mean absence. And if God sees it, He will deal with it. He saw that. And He sees you.