Face to face

 And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him. They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. Revelation 22:3-4

 

What a day that will be, when my Jesus I shall see. When I look upon His face.

 

When my lifework is ended, and I cross the swelling tide,

When the bright and glorious morning I shall see;

I shall know my Redeemer when I reach the other side,

And His smile will be the first to welcome me.

 

There are a lot of hymns and songs about the day when we get to see Jesus face to face. I can understand why – what a marvellous day that will be. We only catch glimpses of Him as we read His word. Though there are thousands or maybe millions of depictions of Jesus we have no idea what He looks like. But then, we tend to think of physical characteristics. When we see Him face to face I think we are going to see not so much that, but we are going to see the love and compassion and holiness and purity that His face will display. There will never be a doubt again when we see Jesus face to face.

It’s nice to see loved ones on video-chats. They are a blessing, but it is kind of like the biblical ‘through a glass darkly,’ but then – it's not the same as being there in person. In the same way will only know Him fully when we see Him face to face (For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. – 1 Corinthians 13.12)