Seeking the face
“My heart says of You, ‘Seek his face!’. Your face, Lord, I will seek.” Psalm 27:8 Seeking God is the most precious calling for the Christian. However, many times we run the risk of seeking only what He can give us, and not Who He is. We focus on His blessings rather than His presence. The hand or the face? “In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The Israelites said to them, ‘If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death!’” Exodus 16:2–3 The “hand of God” is often associated with His works, provisions, and miracles. The “face of God,” however, points to intimacy, presence, and communion. Seeking only the hand can turn us into utilitarian Christians, interested in what God does, rather than in Who He is. Israel experienced this danger in the desert. God parted the sea, sent manna, water, and protection, yet the people constantly complained and distanced themselves from His presence. This shows that miracles do not sustain faith, but intimacy […]
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