"The Face of God"

"I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word." (Psalms 119:58)

  The way I see it, our lives should reflect the life of Christ, in some form or fashion. If you get right down to it, if Jesus is the Light, then there should be Light reflection in us. Reading this verse, I could not help but think about Isaiah 6:5, as he was before the Throne of God, all that was wrong with him was made perfectly clear, and he declared, "Woe is me! for I am undone." This is pretty much what David is asking, that God's presence would be manifested upon him. The thing about any request such as that, is God's presence brings with it, Light and Holiness. There is no way that we can stand in the presence of God and not feel some sort of shame, because He is so Pure and Holy. As far as the precepts of God go, if we are governed by them, then we can also take comfort in them. Once we are made familiar with God's love and His desire over us to be conformed to His image, it is awesome to know that He is going to make it happen; one way or another, He will complete His work in us! This is probably the biggest threat in the church today, the discouragement of being human. Whether it be the way we look at others or at ourselves, seeing the human side of anyone is always going to bring disappointment and let us down. The best way I can illustrate what this means, is to magnify the second part of the verse, "Be merciful unto me according to thy word." This is not only for our own benefit, but for those around us and within our lives. Everyone should be given the same chance that we have for mercy; even those that do not deserve it, because neither did we...

"By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God's house, let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near." (Hebrews 10:20-25) NLT