The GOD Who sees and Speaks

The angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur. And he said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai.” The angel of the LORD said to her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her.” The angel of the LORD also said to her, “I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude.” And the angel of the LORD said to her, “Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has listened to your affliction. He shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen.” 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 16:7-13 ESV)
The True and Living God sees and Speaks. We see that from Day 1 in creation, but especially in cases where people are being mistreated. When Cain becomes envious and angry against Seth over their offerings, God speaks up on Abel's behalf, and when Cain murders Abel, God sees and speaks up even more forcefully. The same happens here. When God sees how Hagar is being mistreated by Sarai, He speaks to her words of comfort and hope, and when things go further downhill, HE speaks to Abraham about her mistreatment. God sees and speaks. His desire for us is that we, like Hagar will speak on His behalf as well - that He is the One Who "looks after me," - that HE is the God of Seeing, not just some idol or distant, unconcerned Force.