Face to Face

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What does it take to get to this point?

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As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. Psalm 17:15

And the LORD spoke unto Moses face to face, as a man speaks unto his friend. Exd 33:11

When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. Exodus 34:29

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Most people do not wake up in the morning, or appear after prayer, reflecting the glory and face of God.

Our prayer lives are weak, and our relationship with God cannot be as close as we think it is.

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Yet most of us are satisfied with “where we are in God.”

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We are saved, and comfortable, and live good lives, so we will go to heaven.

But will we make a difference for the glory of God on earth?

Most likely not.

We may have a little fruit on the tree, but the tree is not overloaded with fruit.

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It is amazing, and to our shame, that old testament figures like Moses and David reflected the glory of God in their face at times.

Yet we, who are covered by the blood of Jesus, who are filled with the Holy Spirit, have no such reflection on our countenance.

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To reflect any image, one must be close to the origin of the image.

So, if we do not reflect the image of God, then it means we are too far away.

We do not spend the time, nor we have our minds on God as much as we should.

A 10 minute bible reading each day is beneficial, but is not enough.

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How do we get closer?

In this very demanding world, we have people, jobs, duties, phone calls, world news, and business, all pulling at us for our attention.

It is really hard to spend enough time with God as we should, to get that closeness we need, not only for ourselves, but to share with others.

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Many of us have fallen into the “Facebook” trap, and spend too much time there.

We prefer to post trivia and short notes on social media rather than cutting ourselves off from the world, and getting alone with the Lord.

We think we are “being Christians” on Facebook, and sharing bible verses to our own credit, when, in essence, we are actually avoiding God.

We use Facebook as an escape.

It is easier to chat with friends, than to chat with God.

Staying in contact with believers is ok, but it is not necessary to stay on Facebook all day long.

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We must change our ways, and repent.

Prayerlessness is a sin.

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When the Lord comes for His Bride, he will recognize her by the fact that she reflects His likeness.

She will shine like Him.

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Do we shine, and reflect the glory of God?

Can people tell when we have been in the presence of the Lord?

Do we radiate holiness, so that unbelievers come to faith?

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We all have failed and come short of the glory of God.

We must all seek God harder, more often.

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We must ask, in order to receive.

We must seek, in order to find.

We must knock, and knock and knock, until the door of glory is opened to us.

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It will be worth it !!!!!!!!

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4"Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one!

5"You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Deut 6:5

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The secret is love…….when we love enough, it makes it easy.

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