Seeking the Face of God

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8

“When You said, ‘Seek my face’, my heart said to you, ‘Your face, O Yahweh, I shall seek.’” Psalm 27:8

Isn’t this our purpose, our goal, our destiny; to seek the face of God? When we see Him we are transformed into His image (1 John 3:1 – 3). As we cultivate this hope, this hope of seeing Him, a process of purification occurs by the Holy Spirit and we are drawn by God’s grace into the heart of God. The radiance of our Lord Jesus transforms us, purifies us, renews our mind, our heart, our soul – and cleanses us from filth (2 Corinthians 7:1).

As, by God’s grace, we are obedient to His Word, a work of purification takes place in our souls which is manifested as a sincere love for our brothers and sisters (1 Peter 1:22). This can only be because we are born again through the living and abiding and indestructible Word of God (1 Peter 1:23).

O that we would allow nothing in the religious world to distract us from seeking the face of Jesus Christ. That we would say “no” to anything and everything that would draw us away from the Lamb of God. O that we would give our religious playthings up, that we would haul them to the garbage dump…making it clear that we seek Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone; that we seek to make Jesus Christ known, and Him alone.

“For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.”    1Corinthians 2:2.