The Tell
"Let your face shine that we may be
saved” (Psalm 3,7,18).
Faces are us. A frown, a grimace, a
sullen look, a warm smile, crinkled eyes—reveal how we feel about others. Our
faces are our "tell."
I remember my father's face: It was hard
to read. He was a kind man, but stoic and self-contained. As a child, I often searched
his face, looking for a smile, or some other show of affection.
It's good to look away from our fears and
search our Heavenly Father's face now and then, though it too is not always
easy to read. The best way to see God’s face is to look at the Cross—His
"tell" (John 3:16). Good Friday is God's face writ large!
So know this: When your Father looks at
you, he has a humongous smile on His face. You're very safe!
As, hungering for his father's face and
eyes,
The child throws wide the door, back to
the wall,
I run to Thee, the refuge from poor lies.
—George MacDonald
David Roper
