LOOKING FOR A FACE
Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face…
Deuteronomy 34:10 (NIV)
I heard a Bible teacher once say, We come into the world looking for a face. That was an interesting concept I’d never heard before, but as I considered the statement, it started to make sense. Think about it. On the day we’re born, we search for a face to look back at us, to give us our name, and to tell us who we are. As babies, we long for a face to comfort us when we’re unsettled, to assure us we’re not alone, and to let us know we’re seen and loved and cared for.
As we grow, the desire for faces in our lives multiplies because central to the longing for a face is the longing for relational connection with the people around us. However, we’re not just wired to connect with the faces of other people. We’re spiritually wired to connect with the face of God. I know that may feel like an abstract concept, since we can’t see the physical face of God, but we can experience the intimacy and closeness with God represented by a face-to-face relationship.
You see, God didn’t set the world in motion and then leave us to fend for ourselves. He’s not distant and unknowable as some believe Him to be. He wants to be known. He turns His face towards us and invites us into relationship with Him. It’s in His presence that we grasp who we really are and find the love and security our hearts crave.
Moses lived this reality. The Bible tells us that no one walked face-to-face with God like Moses. This is also the relationship God desires to have with you. By observing Moses’ life over the next seven weeks, we’ll learn how we, too, can walk intimately with God and know Him face to face.
APPLICATION: Take a moment and ask God to deepen your intimacy with Him through this series on the life of Moses.
PRAYER: God, may it also be said of me that I know You face to face. Draw me deeper into relationship with You. Amen.
“… Our Father in heaven…” Matthew 6:9b (NLT)
- What do You want to say to me today as my Father?
“… may Your name be kept holy.” Matthew 6:9c (NLT)
- What do You want to reveal to me about Your power today?
“May Your Kingdom come soon.” Matthew 6:10a (NLT)
- Help me make Your priorities my priorities today.
“Give us today the food we need,” Matthew 6:11 (NLT)
- Is there anything specific You want me to do with my time or the people I’m around today?
“and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us” Matthew 6:12 (NLT)
- Reveal to me anyone I need to forgive or ask for forgiveness.
“And don’t let us yield to temptation…” Matthew 6:13a (NLT)
- Is there anywhere I’m vulnerable to temptation?