He Walks With Me

So the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend.

--Exodus 33:11a  (NKJV)

From the daily Bible reading on February 11, 2013 of Psalm 34:1-10; Matthew 28; Exodus 33-34:28.

This is how God intended the relationship between Himself and His creation, man: as friends, meeting face to face.  We read in Genesis where God walked through the Garden of Eden "in the cool of the day" and called out to Adam and Eve, and of how they talked together.  An attempt was made to reestablish this relationship when Jesus came to dwell among us.  Our original sin separated man from God, ending the face to face relationship we enjoyed in the Garden.  Jesus' ascension into heaven after His resurrection brought an end to our second chance at trying to maintain a close friendship with the Person of God.  Now, when we want or need to talk with God, with Jesus, we can only humbly go before Him in prayer.  We can only lift our loved ones up to Him in prayer.  We can only see His face in prayer.  But that form of personal communication, that relationship which can be so intense, has graciously not been denied us and we can always be with Him any time we desire in prayer.  And one day, some sweet day, if we remain faithful to the end, we will again see Him and talk to Him face to face, as friends.  Until that day.  Amen.

Gracious Lord, please forgive us of our sin that has kept us from You for so very long.  Forgive us, please, our treatment of You very Son, Jesus the Christ.  We so long to see His face again, to walk with You and talk with You in the cool of the day.  We pray that we remain faithful to You so that in that day Jesus will stand at our side when we once again see You.  In Jesus' name we pray.  Amen.