Exodus 34:29-35 (ESV Strong's)
29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. 30 Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him. 31 But Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moses talked with them. 32 Afterward all the people of Israel came near, and he commanded them all that the LORD had spoken with him in Mount Sinai. 33 And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.
34 Whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he would remove the veil, until he came out. And when he came out and told the people of Israel what he was commanded, 35 the people of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face was shining. And Moses would put the veil over his face again, until he went in to speak with him.
Encounter God in the Heart; Change the Face
The obvious lesson from the above passage is that when we have a time alone with God it should be visible to the world around us. Many people talk about their relationship with God, but the evidence of someone who communes regularly with God is a changed countenance. God, in the heart, soul and mind of a believer changes their outlook and how they frame life. When we frame life through the eyes of God we should have a different expression on our face. Worship should change our hearts and that should change our face. When we don’t have a relationship with God our face is not going to change. Notice how Solomon stated it:
Proverbs 27:19 (ESV Strong's)
19 As in water face reflects face,
so the heart of man reflects the man.
Our encounter with God is a heart matter. When we have an encounter with God in the heart, it changes the face.
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