Turning to Face God
Genesis 32:30 (NLT)
Jacob named the place Peniel (which means "face of God"), for he
said, "I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been
spared."
Exodus 33:20 (NIV)
But,”
he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”
Exodus 33:11 (NIV)
The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his
friend.
Deuteronomy 34:10 (NIV)
Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face
to face,
Seeing God face to face is a dangerous
exception in the Old Testament but a
privilege we can access today
Psalm 17:5 (NLT)
Because I am righteous, I will see
you. When I awake, I will see you face to face and be satisfied.
To see the face of God means to have direct
access to His immediate presence
Psalm
31:16 (NIRV)
Let your face smile on me with favor.
1.
Turn to God, face to face
Psalm
119:58 (NIV)
I have sought your face with all my heart
2.
Never leave a devotion or worship opportunity without having
turned to God, face to face
Psalm 4:6 (NIV)
Many are asking, "Who can show us any good?" Let the light of your face
shine upon us, O LORD.
Psalm 27:8 (NIV)
My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, LORD,
I will seek.
Psalm 44:3 (NIV)
It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them
victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face,
for you loved them.
Take our time with God to the next level - learn to look at Him
face to face.
John
14:9 (NLT)
Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father!
3. When we
direct our gaze to the face of God or His immediate presence, even our inner
spirit and face begins to be transformed
2
Cor. 3:16-17 (NLT), 18 (NAB)
But whenever someone turns to the
Lord, the veil is taken away. 17 For the Lord is the Spirit,
and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 "All of us,
gazing with unveiled face on the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into
the same image from glory to glory, for this comes from the Lord who is the
Spirit"
2
Cor. 3:16-18 (Msg)
Whenever, though, they turn to face God as Moses did, God removes the veil and
there they are—face-to-face! They suddenly recognize that God is a living,
personal presence, not a piece of chiseled stone. And when God is personally
present, a living Spirit, that old, constricting legislation is recognized as
obsolete. We're free of it! All of us! Nothing between us and God, our faces
shining with the brightness of his face. And so we are transfigured much like the
Messiah, our lives gradually becoming brighter and more beautiful as God enters
our lives and we become like him.