Numbers 6:24-26 The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.
I was listening to a mum recounting how when her son was a little boy he was afraid of the dark and he would call out in the night from his bed “Is Daddy’s face turned towards me Mummy?” She would tell him that it was and he knew he could go back to sleep because everything would be all right, he would be safe and looked after, because his Daddy was looking in his direction, his face was towards him.
In the same way God is our Heavenly Father and He has given us His blessing by telling us His face is turned towards us and He is giving us His peace. When I was little and I saw my dad scowling at me I knew He wasn’t pleased, but God is not scowling at any of us because He’s not mad at us anymore. He has already forgiven us because of Jesus. Hallelujah!
We can rest and relax in that sure knowledge of His face shining down on us. What does that mean? It means God is pleased with us because when we asked Jesus into our hearts He made us righteous in His eyes. It means He loves us with an everlasting love, we belong to Him, and He’s watching over us to take care of everything as we put our hand in His and trust Him for our now and our days to come.
We have a compassionate, caring God and He’s looking in our direction all the time. What concerns us also concerns Him and He’s not only holding us safely in the palm of His hand, but He is working behind the scenes on our behalf bringing the promises we’re believing Him for, to come to pass in our lives.
His face is shining, radiating His goodness, faithfulness, love and kindness in our direction. We can turn our faces up to Him knowing that’s how He feels about us. We can run into His outstretched arms and just rest in His presence and receive His blessing.😊 Thank You Lord. Amen.
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