There are many who say, “Who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us, O LORD!” Psalms 4:6
May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us. Psalms 67:1
Make your face shine on your servant; save me in your stead- fast love! Psalms 31:16
In these verses we see a clear connection between God’s face and the shining of light on the one praying. It is also associated with good: a deliverance; God’s grace; His blessing. To have God’s face turned toward us is to experience his favour. It is like being in a long dark night, shivering with cold, and to suddenly feel the warm rays of sunlight on us. How good the warmth and light are!
Many times God comes to us on his own initiative. He comes to us and surprises us, as he did when he sought us before the foundation of the world; gave his Son for us; and then called us to himself through the work of the Holy Spirit in us. But there are times when God comes to us because we ask him to. Are you asking God to shine his face on you; your family; your church; and unbelieving friends, and even nations that do not know him?