06/11/2026 – Day 298 – “The Faces of God”
“It was a sunny day. We were standing next to a pool of water formed of the desert rains. I was looking at my reflection in the water when I noticed the reflection of another. It was the face of the teacher. He was standing over my shoulder.
“Imagine,” he said, as I watched him speak through the waters, “imagine seeing the face of God. In Hebrew the word for face is panim. Do you notice anything about it?”
“It has im at the end,” I said. So that would make it plural?”
“It would”, he said, “So the word face is not really face but faces. So to speak of the face of God in Hebrew is to speak of the faces of God. And what is a face? It’s not the essence of the person or being, but the appearance. It’s how you know and recognize another. And how do you see the face of God? by the panim… through his many faces. You see them in His blessings, in His provisions, in every good thing that has blessed your life, in the love He wove into those who cared for you, in every kindness shown to you in your time of need, in every good given to you by His people. In their loving you, He was loving you. In their helping you, it was He who was helping you. And in their encouragements, it was He who was encouraging you. In their panim, in their faces, was the panim, the face of God. And as Mary Magdalene looked into the face of God but didn’t recognize it was His face, so too in your life you have looked into His face and not realized it was the face of God. But if you look, you’ll see it. For ‘blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.’ Look always for the good, for the holy, and the beautiful, and you’ll find, and you’ll see the face of God.” He turned from the waters. I did likewise. We were now face-to-face.
“And one more thing,” he said. When you allow your life to be used as a vessel of his love and your heart to be moved by His Spirit, then when people look at you, they will see the face of God. Now look back at the waters. Do you know what you’re looking at?”
“What?”
“A face,” he said, “You’re looking at… one of the faces of God.”
” The Mission: Today make it your aim to see the faces of God in all their appearances. And be one of them.
Genesis 32:30; Numbers 6: 24-27; Matthew 5:8; 2 Corinthians 3:7, 13, 18.
The Face of Messiah.“
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Note:
“The LORD bless you and protect you; the LORD make His face shine on you, and be gracious to you; the LORD look with favor on you and give you peace. In this way they will put My name on the Israelites and I will bless them.” Numbers 6: 24-27
Soli Deo Gloria!