PROMISE #149 - MAY 29
Promise #149:
Those who are pure in heart will see My face.
Matthew 5:8 (WEB)
Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they shall see God.
In the Old Testament, a person could not look on the face of God and live to tell about it. Even Moses, who was one of God's closest friends, couldn't gaze upon the Lord's face and survive. Yet in this passage from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us that those who are pure in heart will see God face to face.
The reason we can see God without being consumed is due to Jesus and the price He paid for His life to become our life. Through His death and resurrection, His righteousness has become our righteousness. The Bible states that we are hidden with Christ in God right now! (Colossians 3:1-3) Jesus' holiness has also become our holiness, and Jesus' Father is now our Father (John 20:17).
My prayer today is that the Spirit of God would make the benefits of our salvation more real to us than ever before. Because of Jesus, we now have access to the throne room of God 24/7 without the fear of being consumed. We can boldly approach our God and Father confidently, night or day, because we have full access to Him in Christ! ...Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God!
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Responsive Prayer:
Father, thank you for welcoming me into your throne room day or night, so I can behold your face. For in your presence is fullness of joy, and at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. I pray that the fire of your love would consume any feelings of shame or condemnation I struggle with, so I can approach your presence with boldness, any time, day or night.
In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.
Those who are pure in heart will see My face.
Matthew 5:8 (WEB)
Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they shall see God.
In the Old Testament, a person could not look on the face of God and live to tell about it. Even Moses, who was one of God's closest friends, couldn't gaze upon the Lord's face and survive. Yet in this passage from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us that those who are pure in heart will see God face to face.
The reason we can see God without being consumed is due to Jesus and the price He paid for His life to become our life. Through His death and resurrection, His righteousness has become our righteousness. The Bible states that we are hidden with Christ in God right now! (Colossians 3:1-3) Jesus' holiness has also become our holiness, and Jesus' Father is now our Father (John 20:17).
My prayer today is that the Spirit of God would make the benefits of our salvation more real to us than ever before. Because of Jesus, we now have access to the throne room of God 24/7 without the fear of being consumed. We can boldly approach our God and Father confidently, night or day, because we have full access to Him in Christ! ...Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God!
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Responsive Prayer:
Father, thank you for welcoming me into your throne room day or night, so I can behold your face. For in your presence is fullness of joy, and at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. I pray that the fire of your love would consume any feelings of shame or condemnation I struggle with, so I can approach your presence with boldness, any time, day or night.
In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.