The Abiding Devotional Podcast

El Roi, The God Who Sees Me: How Jesus Saw Zacchaeus in His Sin

Have you ever stood in the crowd and wondered if God could actually see you? Not the version of you that has it all together — but the real you. The one carrying the habit you can’t break, the grief nobody knows about, the season that feels too embarrassing to even pray about. In Episode 16, we open up the story of Zacchaeus and discover what it means to be truly seen by El Roi — the God who sees. Zacchaeus was short. He was blocked. He had a reputation that preceded him everywhere he went. And yet, out of an entire crowd, Jesus stopped, looked up, and called him by name. Not to shame him. Not to expose him. But to stay with him. Friend, that same Jesus is walking toward you right now. In this episode, we talk about: • Why so many of us feel like Zacchaeus — on the outside, overlooked, too far gone • How God’s eyes are nothing like the eyes of our past, our shame, or the crowd • What it really means to “come down from the tree” • The areas we lock the door on — and why God is still knocking • How El Roi sees you in the middle of your mess and says, “I must stay at your house today” You don’t have to be better first. You don’t have to have it figured out. You just have to say yes. Scripture Focus: Luke 19:1–10 Name of God: El Roi — The God Who Sees Anchor Verse: John 15:5

El Roi - The God who sees me

El Roi — The God who sees me. And friend, He sees YOU too. Leah knew what it felt like to be overlooked. Present in her own home, yet invisible to the one closest to her. But what her husband missed? God never did. And what He did with her unseen season — INCREDIBLE. If you’ve ever felt like your pain was too quiet for anyone to notice, this episode is about to remind you that El Roi has never once looked away from you. Out NOW on YouTube and wherever you listen to podcasts! Link in bio! El Roi — The God Who Sees Me | The Abiding Devotional Podcast

Intimidation: know who you are & who sent you

Intimidation will have you believe someone else should be doing it. Someone else is more qualified. Someone else is more anointed,But God didn’t make a mistake when He called you. He knew your strengths and your weaknesses and He called you anyway.  New episode is out now on YouTube and everywhere you listen to your podcasts.  What has intimidation been keeping you from? Drop it in the comment

How God Answered My Prayer With Leslie Webster-Langevine

It’s giving God’s timing > our timeline every single time. Episode 5 — the final episode of How God Answered My Prayer — is LIVE today! She left a job she loved because the environment was toxic. She waited a full year. She doubted. She pressed through. And then God did something she never could have orchestrated herself. But what hit me most in this conversation? Don’t just pray for what’s coming, thank God for what’s already here. You are living an answered prayer right now. Let that sink in. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart.” — Proverbs 3:5 NIV Trusting God with all your heart means you believe He’ll do what He said, even when you can’t see how. Even when the timeline doesn’t make sense. Even when the door looks closed.

How God Answered My Prayer With Rose Jones

Luke 11:9 says ask, seek, and knock. But Rose’s story takes it even deeper: the most powerful prayers come from a heart that’s fully delighting in God , not just asking for what we want, but trusting that what He has for us is so much greater. And can we talk about this line for a second? “I don’t have any obligation to believe the lies of the enemy.”  Someone needed to hear that today. Screenshot it. Write it down. Say it out loud. If you’ve been waiting on God for a spouse, a baby, healing, or a promise that feels delayed, this episode is for you. Waiting is not the same as forgotten. And God’s hold on is not the same as God’s no. Your breakthrough is still coming.