I see you!

Matthew 18:10

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

“Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven.

Luke 1:76

“And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,

1 Corinthians 13:12

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.

2 Corinthians 3:18

But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

2 Corinthians 4:6

For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 2:17

But we, brethren, having been taken away from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavored more eagerly to see your face with great desire.

1 Peter 3:12

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers;

2 John 1:12

Having many things to write to you, I did not wish to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.

3 John 1:14

but I hope to see you shortly, and we shall speak face to face. Peace to you.

I was having coffee with someone I love dearly, recently. As we began to share things about our lives, we were quickly talking about someone very near and dear to us. His name is Jesus! He's our Savior, He’s our Lord and He’s our Life! He's everything to us.

As I reflected on this day, I was brought to the thought that we could have talked on the phone, which we have done many times. We could have written a letter or a card to share our things, this we’ve done also. We could even have texted a quick update…. again, we've done this. But, there is a depth that has so much more meaning as we share, face to face. I had been waiting to go and see her and to look into her eyes and have her look into mine. We could see the lines of time that had knitted us together through so many years of prayer, tears of joy and sorrow, and over abounding sounds of laughter between us. We have seen each other! But more that that, we have seen Jesus in each other!

As I looked into the scriptures I started with at the beginning of this blog, they show us many things and many scenerios of face to face importance.

Jesus, Paul and John were very desirous of being face to face with people. They knew the importance of it! In 2 John 1:12, you can hear in John's voice how he longed to be with these believers in Christ. He tells us that there is a joy of fullness that can be apart of the time appointed to be together. It's not just a "hang out session" it's an intentional heart to heart, face to face, love for one another.

As we have longed to be together with people we love, let me say, it’s can be so much more, when we long to be with Jesus. I’m shifting the subject but it will come together in the end of this blog.

A friend said to me recently that it had been a hard season of waiting in her life circumstances and I got to share with her that Jesus has been waiting, too. What? Yes, Jesus is in the waiting room!

What is He waiting on or for we may ask?

He's waits for people to accept Him as their Savior. He's knocking and waiting.

Revelation 3:20

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him ....

He's waiting for us to trust Him with our whole hearts. Not just pieces of it.

He's waiting for us to ask Him questions and bring our inquiries to Him.

He's waiting for His Father to give Him the go ahead to come get His bride.

Yes, He's very familiar with the waiting room.

Do you know who else is in that waiting room? the Comforter (John 14:16).

As we pray for those we love and wait for change of circumstances and desire “face to face” with them, we can draw on the Life of Jesus, through His Holy Spirit, and take Comfort.

In 1 Corintians 13:12 there is a reality of seeing things dimly here on earth, meaning we can’t see ahead to the solved problem, but we can see Jesus in the midst of our waiting.

So, what are you waiting for? and do you see Jesus in your waiting room? He’s right there!

Take a look at the italicized list above and see what He may be waiting for from you.

I hope this has encouraged you to make more face to face conversations with Jesus and people in your life, no matter what you’re waiting for.

Blessed to share this with you today!

Looking forward to our next face to face!