Seeking God's Face.
God wants us to seek His face because He wants to be known by us.
He has this desire of being known by us and He richly blesses those who seek His face.
What does it mean to seek God's face? What is the significance of seeking God's face?
The reason God instructs us to seek Him is because He wants to be found. He wants to have relationship with each one of us.
There are many scriptures in the bible that commands us to Seek His Face.
Are we in disobedience when we don't? Are we in unbelief in who He is when we don't seek Him?
Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and will all your soul.
Proverbs 8:17 I love those who love Me, and those who seek Me find Me.
I will show my love to those who passionately love me. For they will search and search continually until they find Me. TPT
Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek Me and find Me when you seek me with all your heart.
Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and the gift is yours. Seek, and you'll discover. Knock, and the door will be opened for you. For every persistent one will get what He asks for. Every persistent seeker will discover what he longs for. And everyone who knocks persistently will one day find an open door.TPT
Luke 11:9-11 So it is with your prayers. Ask and you'll receive. Seek and you'll discover. Knock on heaven's door, and it will one day open for you. Every persistent person will get what he asks for. Every persistent seeker will discover what he needs. And everyone who knocks persistently will one day find an open door. TPT
Are you being persistent?
Acts 17:24,27 (summary) The true God is the Creator of all things. He is the owner and Lord of the heavenly realm and the earthly realm, and He doesn't live in man made temples. He made every man and woman and every race of humanity, and He spread us over all the earth. He sets the boundaries of people and nations, determining their appointed times in history. He has done this so that every person would long for God, feel their way to Him and find Him – for He is the God who is easy to discover!
Seek His Face:
to seek, to find
to seek, to secure
to seek the face
to desire
to require
to ask
Seek meaning in Hebrew – baw-kash = to search out by any method, specifically in worship or prayer.
Why His Face?
The Hebrew word for face is paniym (pa-neem) face, presence, sight, countenance. It comes from the root that means “ to turn, to face, appear, and look. This implies being face to face with God, which is a place of deep worship.
Psalm 27:8 Lord, when you said to me, “Seek my face”, my inner being responded, “I am seeking your face with all my heart.
Is is not time for us to learn how to minister to Jesus?
We are always wanting Him to minister to us, to meet our needs and wants, to answer our prayers. And
He does do this for us.
When you become a mighty warrior – you will seek His face, you will sit at His feet. You will pursue Him with all the passion that is in you.
We seek His face. We sit at His feet. We partner with Him. When we do these we minister to Him.
Deb Miller Robinson - Eagle Warrior
1-05-2021
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