ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS
«My heart has heard you say, ‘Come and talk with me.’ And my heart responds,
‘Lord, I am coming’” (Psalm 27:8).
Emojis are very popular these days. A lot of things can be communicated by using them. The more we know our friends, the easier it is for us to imagine them making the same faces or expressions depicted by the emojis, and to a certain extent that makes conversation easier and allows us to better understand the intentions that go along with it. But how many times are we aware of the way God views us? Is He really such a close friend of ours that we can imagine what He thinks or feels about our behavior? Do we know Him enough to be able to identify what He’s referring to through His signs or messages?
In one of his articles, Dr. Jiri Moskala, talks about the importance of spending time with God in order to better reflect Him.
After having been separated from his family for so many years, Jacob was afraid before meeting with Esau. He had strategically organized a sequence of gift deliveries to calm his brother’s justified anger.
Then he spent a whole night wrestling with God until he received His blessing and a new name. That was when he said, «I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been spared» (Genesis 32:30).
When Jacob sees Esau approaching with his men, he bows down until he reaches his brother’s side, but Esau comes running over, hugs him, kisses him and they both cry together (which was highly unlikely given the circumstances and characteristics of their disagreement).
Jacob tells him, «If I have found favor in your eyes, accept this gift from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God» (Genesis 33:10, NIV).
That’s where we find the secret of such a peaceful and healing interaction: when we spend time with God, it’s easier to see others (and for others to see us) in a new light.
The more we know Him, the easier it is to imagine what’s behind His apparently incomprehensible “winks”.
When we’ve seen different aspects of His love, it’s easier to find a way to imitate them.
I don’t know what kind of relationship you have with God, if there’s open communication or not. I don ‘t know if you ‘ve personally wrestled with Him either. But if we reverently seek His face today, without fear or distractions, like the Psalmist invites us to do, our communication will improve significantly. And just as He’s already perfectly familiar with our expressions, we’ll also be able to get to know Him better.
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Daily Devotions for Youth 2021
«TAGS TO MAKE YOU THINK
BY: CAROLINA RAMOS»
Collaborators: Misael Morillo & Angelica Cuate
