The Lord's Face

In Psalms (I'm too lazy to look where it is exactly) there is a scripture that says "Those who look to the Lord are radiant, their faces are never covered with shame." I love this...it so speaks of who our Father is. It speaks of His countenance, it speaks of His emotional make-up towards us. You might think, how in the world does that scripture say anything about the emotions of God? Well, think of how you feel after you've been around someone who is judgemental and harsh towards you - especially if you've recently been hot-tempered, said something you shouldn't have, gave into your weakness, or any other thing that pretty much make you feel like the scum of the earth. A person with a judgemental, critical attitude does not have a good countenance. Usually people like that don't smile. People like that, who are constantly negative about others, seem to rub off on anyone who hangs out with them.
But, those who look to our Father are radiant. Our Father is radiant - he is surrounded with light (in Revelations). Light is a symbol for truth. The more we spend time looking in the face of God through prayer, meditating, reading the Word, worshipping, etc, the more we will become radiant with the same truth that God carries. Just as a negative person's vibes get on us, God's glory and radiance will get on us when we spend time in His radiance and truth. The second part says that those who look to God will not have a face covered with shame. If shame creeps up on you for something you've done in the past - if the enemy tends to eat your lunch over something that happened years ago, or even recently, it's a sign you have not looked at the face of our Father. In the face of our Father is the kindest, most loving countenance you will ever see. He is like a breath of fresh air in a world of negativity and criticism. So much so that when someone leaves from being with Him, that person's countenance is different - there is no shame, which causes us to degrade ourselves and not like ourselves. There is only tenderness and mercy for those who look to Him.
Just wanting to encourage everyone including myself to seek the face of God -- that we would be radiant with the knowledge of God - full of the knowledge of His love for us and for others - that shame would have not place in our lives because of the sweet acceptance of our Father's embrace and love.
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