God's Holy Face

Part III

Lord, do not hide your face away from me, Lord my saviour. I am trembling with the fear of You. Lord, I am blessed with a wonderful companion, Your Mother and mine as well. My earthly life will be fade away at any time, like the breath stay for a moment ‘For I am your servant, son of your serving maid, a feeble man with little time to live, with small understanding of justice and the laws’. (Wis. 9: 5)

Lord, You turn Your Face to the upright and never abandoned him in the wilderness. Lord, look at me and pour Your Mercy on me a sinner. ‘For Yahweh is upright and loves uprightness, the honest will ever see his face.’ (Ps. 11: 7)

Lord, when I am in the way of holiness and with the love of you I could see you in wonderful visions of Your mysteries ‘But I am my uprightness will see your face, and when I awake I shall be filled with the vision of you. (Ps. 17:15)

Lord, you always heard my prayer and answered me. ‘For he has not despised nor disregarded the poverty of the poor, has not turned away his face, but has listened to the cry for help’ (Ps. 22: 24)

My saviour and my Lord do not reject me from your kingdom, and do not forsake me.

‘Yahweh hear my voice as I cry, pity me answer me! Of you my heart has said, ‘seek his face!’ Your face, Yahweh, I seek; do not turn away from me. Do not thrust aside your servant in anger, without you I am helpless. Never leave me; never forsake me, God my saviour.’(Ps. 27: 8-9)

Lord, fix your eyes on me and make me shine in your presence. ‘Let your face shine on your servant, save me in your faithful love’ (Ps. 31: 16)

Lord, you said to David you never take away your eyes from him, Lord, instruct me and teach me your statues to stay in your presence. ‘I shall instruct you and teach you the way to go; I shall not take my eyes off you’ (Ps. 32: 8)

Yahweh’s eyes are always on the upright one; those who are doing the will of God. Lord, where can we hide from you, your eyes has the power of ten thousand folds of the light of Sun. Lord, mould my heart to make a home for you.   

‘From heaven Yahweh looks down, he sees all the children of Adam,

From the place where he sits he watches

All who do dwell on the earth?

He alone moulds their hearts,

He understands all they do.’(Ps.33: 13-15)

Lord, I am fixing my eyes on your mighty glory; send your light on me and save me. ‘Fix your gaze on Yahweh and your face will grow bright; you will never hang your head in shame.’(Ps. 34: 5)

But Lord, you fix your eyes on those who do evil. ‘But Yahweh’s face is set against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.’(Ps. 34:16)

Lord, when I can see your face? ‘I thirst for God, the living God; when shall I go to see the face of God?’(Ps. 42: 2)

Lord, do not hide your face from me; otherwise I will lose my hope in You. ‘Why do you turn face away, forgetting that we are poor and harassed?’(Ps. 44:24)

Lord, pardon my sins and cleanse me from all evil I do. ‘Turn away your face from my sins, and wipe away all my guilt.’(Ps. 51: 9)

Lord, your eyes are always looking the men who are asking your mercy. Bless us Lord and fill our heart with the thirst to seek you. Lord, open the heart and mind of your children to seek you wholeheartedly. ‘God looks down from heaven at the children of Adam, to see if single one is wise, a single one seeks God.’(Ps. 53: 2).But to whom shall He looks? Lord, make me humble, give me the true Godly repentance, and make my heart tremble by hearing Your Holy Word. ‘But my eyes are drawn to the person of humble and contrite spirit, who trembles at my word’ Is. 66.2. Lord fills our heart with His fear and love. Lord, let your love pour on us and let us shine like the bright stars in the sky. ‘God Sabaoth, bring us back, let your face shine on us and we shall be safe.’(Ps. 80: 7, 80: 19)

(to be Continued........)