Face to Face 6-10-05

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I seek Your face and need Your grace. ... "When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance to the tent, and the Lord would speak with Moses.... Thus the Lord used to speak with Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend" (Exodus 33.9-11). Moses pursued Your presence. He withdrew from everything else to seek Your face, to listen for Your voice, to spend time alone with You in the intimacy of prayer. He was Your follower and he was Your friend. What could be a more worthy pursuit? What could be a more important priority for our lives? It was as he entered the tent, that that the pillar of cloud of Your presence came. You came to him as he sought You. There is a pursuit of Your presence You desire. Forgive us for failing to pursue You, for being passive in our prayer life and apathetic in our relationship. There is something in the heart of one who presses through and presses in to seek Your face that draws Your presence. Even that desire comes from You by Your grace. Give us that desire and that determination. Give us the passion to press through and pursue Your presence. We want to experience increasing depths of intimacy in prayer, as You teach us how to speak with You "face to face, as one speaks to a friend." In Jesus' name we pray, Amen. Be encouraged this day! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays To subscribe/unsubscribe/reply please send a note to me at Messiah Ministries -- "preparing the way of the Lord" -- MessiahMin@aol.com Our mailing address: 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502. God bless you!