Seeking God’s Face Together

I recently returned to one of my favorite walking paths—not just for exercise, but for quiet reflection, prayer, and what I like to call God-sighting.

My walk begins at our church, goes through Glenn Abbey Memorial Park, and follows winding paths behind the nearby neighborhoods. There are a few different routes, but I’ve found one that suits me. It’s about 4.5 miles round trip, with both smooth and rugged hilly parts. It’s a good workout, and I always end up feeling refreshed. I walked this route twice last week.

While I walk, I listen to Christian music without commercials, my daily audio Bible, and sometimes Sabbath School lesson reviews from It Is Written, Hope Sabbath School, 3ABN, and Inverse. This routine helps me get my heart ready for the Sabbath.

The music especially lifts my spirit and helps me pay attention to what God might want me to notice. One song I always enjoy is “With All My Heart” by Babbie Mason. This week, a line from it stayed with me: “So help me, Lord, to seek Your face before I seek Your hand…”

That line says something important about the Christian life. Many of us know what it’s like to ask for God’s help, His care, or His action. But choosing to seek God’s face—His presence and His heart—before asking for His help is something we need to keep coming back to if we want our relationship with Him to stay strong and alive.

In the Bible, God’s hand often stands for His power and guidance in our lives (Isaiah 41:10; Exodus 13:3; Acts 11:21). God’s face, on the other hand, is about relationship—knowing Him, coming close, and living in His presence (Psalm 27:8; Jeremiah 29:13; James 4:8).

When we seek God’s face together, it broadens our view. It shows a community walking in faith, called by God, turning away from the ways of the world, and moving with purpose toward heaven.

We’ll talk more about this shared journey next time. For now, remember this lasting promise: “If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land”—2 Chronicles 7:14.

-Pastor Lim