“The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.”
The Face
This ancient priestly blessing names God’s own face shining specifically toward you, make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious, lift up his countenance, and give thee peace, comprehensive blessing, all of it connected specifically to God’s own face turned favorably toward you.
This is worth receiving directly today, not merely as poetic language, but as the genuine reality this whole book has been describing across its three movements. God’s own face, shining specifically toward you, is not a distant, occasional occurrence, but the actual, ongoing posture this ancient blessing describes as available continually.
Notice lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace, the specific outcome connected to this favorable turning. Peace, genuine and comprehensive, flows from this face turned toward you, not from circumstances resolving first, but from this prior, ongoing reality of being favorably faced by God himself.
Receive this ancient blessing today as genuinely your own. The LORD make his face shine upon thee. Whatever today actually holds, receive this specific, comprehensive blessing, his face shining toward you, his countenance lifted, and the peace this verse promises flows directly from that favorable turning.
Turn Your Face
- Receive this ancient blessing today as genuinely, specifically your own.
- Notice peace flowing from God’s face turned toward you, not from resolved circumstances first.
- Speak this blessing over someone else today, extending what you have genuinely received.
Prayer
The LORD bless thee, and keep thee. The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee. The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Amen.
Carry this today
God’s face is turned favorably toward you, continually, not merely occasionally.