The Light of His Countenance


I believe that this writing is in response to various promptings of God the Holy Spirit, and that you need to study the content, muse upon the multifaceted revelations herein, recognising that our unchanging God cares for us, our souls, and that you can envisage being one of those still giving Him glory on that day, as is good and right.

Three interrelated words.
According to the Chambers Dictionary:
Face: n the front part of the head, including forehead and chin; the outside form or appearance; front or surface. . . .of a golf club. . . .
Visage: n (literary) the face - adj visaged - a visagist, an expert in facial make-up.
Envisage: vt to consider or contemplate, to picture in one's mind, to visualise; to see, suggest or expect as a possible or likely future target.
Countenance: n the face; the expression of the face; favour, approbation; acquiescence, sanction. -- vt to favour, approve or sanction.

According to Strong's Concordance:
Face: # (OT) 639, 5869, 6440, (NT) 1799, 3799, 4383,
Visage: # (OT) 600, 4758, 8389,
Countenance: # (OT) 1921, 4758, 6440, (NT) 2397, 4383, 4659,
You have doubtless seen the cross-duplication of numbers.

According to God's Word to man using the Strong's numbers:
Face:: And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.; (Genesis 9:23); And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;; (Genesis 19:1); For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.; (Genesis 19:13); And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.; (Genesis 24:47); And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.; Genesis 43:3); And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more. And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food. And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.; (Genesis 44:23-26); And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.; (Genesis 46:28); And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed. And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.; (Genesis 48:11-12); And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean.; (Leviticus 13:41); And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people; (Leviticus 17:10); Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.; (Leviticus 19:32); The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:; (Numbers 6:25); And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth.; (Numbers 11:31); And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.; (Numbers 12:14); David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.; (1 Samuel 24:8); Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.; (1 Samuel 26:20); And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?; (2 Samuel 2:22); And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.; (2 Samuel 3:13); And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant. So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face. But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight. And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance. So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face. Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come. Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire. Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire? And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me. So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.; (2 Samuel 14:22-33); Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her. And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.; (2 Kings 4:29-31); And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.; (2 Kings 9:30); Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.; (2 Kings 12:17); Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face. And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Judah.; (2 Kings 14:8-11); Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying,; (2 Kings 20:); He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.; (Job 26:9); When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:; (Job 34:29); And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.; (Job 37:12); The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.; (Job 38:30); Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.; (Psalms 5:8); He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.; (Psalms 10:11); As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.; (Psalms 17:15); LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.; (Psalms 30:7); Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.; (Psalms 31:16); The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.; (Psalms 34:16); My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,; (Psalms 44:15); Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.; (Psalms 51:9); God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.; (Psalms 67:1); Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure. Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves. Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river. Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her? The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it. Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine; And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself. It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself. So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.; (Psalms 80:3-19); And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.; (Psalms 104:15); So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him, I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows. Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.; (Proverbs 7:13-15); Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.; (Ecclesiastes 8:1); Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.; (Isaiah 14:21); Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.; (Isaiah 16:4); I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting. For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.; (Isaiah 50:6-7); He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him. After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him. Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.; (Daniel 11:17-19); Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.; (Nahum 3:5); But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;; (Matthew 6:17); For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.; (Matthew 11:10); And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?; (Matthew 16:3); And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.; (Matthew 17:1-2); Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;; (Luke 2:31); And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.; (Luke 5:12); And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.; (Luke 9:51-53); After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.; (Luke 10:1); Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?; (Luke 12:56); For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.; (Acts 2:25-28); And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.; (Acts 6:15); Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;; (Acts 7:45); And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.; (Acts 20:25); 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); But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.; (2 Corinthians 3:18); For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.; (2 Corinthians 4:6); But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.; (Galatians 2:11); But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.; (1 Thessalonians 2:17); For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:; (James 1:23); For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.; (1 Peter 3:12); Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.; (2 John 1:12); And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:; (Revelation 10:1); And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.; (Revelation 12:14); And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.; (Revelation 20:11); And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.; (Revelation 22:4)

Visage:: As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:; (Isaiah 52:14); Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.; (Lamentations 4:8); Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.; (Daniel 3:19)

Countenance:

Here are some passages of Scripture to expound the various meanings of this typical ancient word in the Authorised Version; words that make it such a rich platform of ideas from God's original word. Please read them in context:
: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.; (Genesis 4:5); And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.; (Genesis 31:2); Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.; (Exodus 23:3); Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:; (Judges 13:6); The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.; (Numbers 6:26); And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.; (1 Samuel 16:12); And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.; (1 Samuel 17:42); And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.; (2 Kings 8:11); If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.; (Job 29:24); There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.; (Psalms 4:6); For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.; (Psalms 21:6); Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.; (Psalms 42:5); For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.; (Psalms 44:3); Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.; (Psalms 89:15); Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.; (Psalms 90:8); In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.; (Proverbs 16:15); Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.; (Ecclesiastes 7:3); Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.; (Daniel 7:28); His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:; (Matthew 28:3); And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.; (Luke 9:29); Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.; (Acts 2:28); And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.; (Revelation 1:16)

Hopefully, the similarity and differences of the words Face, Visage, and Countenance have been sufficiently dealt with so that we can go on and understand what the Holy Spirit is revealing to us concerning the phrase "The Light of His Countenance"

Firstly, in going through Strong's Concordance of the Bible it was found that some words in the ancient tongues were common in more than one English word.
There had to be reasons, not so?
For example, Strong's number 6440:: Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, 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. And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.; (Numbers 6:23-27)


Just as a matter of interest; this is what the above looks like in the Non Inspired Version:


Do you really think that God said it this way?


It would seem that the Lord the Holy Spirit is not yet finished with the subject of the need of having Spiritual light, as this following passage of Scripture happens to be the last passage that was included in the last teaching bar one¹on this web site².
: That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.; (1 John 1:1-10)

God is Light and there is no darkness in Them.
God is perfect. (If He wasn't He could not be God.) This means that there cannot be any god before Him.

So, if we know the Light of His Countenance and wish to continue in His light, we must endeavour or set our wills to please Him.
If we do not, any fellowship that we have with other Christians shall be empty.
In other words; if we do not walk in the light of God's countenance, though we go to church and home cell etc., we are walking on the wrong road; the one that leads to destruction.

If we do not know the light of God's countenance how can we impart His wonders to others?
How can there be fellowship one with another if we have no personal knowledge of God's presence?: They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.; (John 6:30-40)

This lack of awareness might be bad news to many, but better to know about it now than know about it when it's too late to do anything about it.

It will need some time to absorb, so please make occasion to meditate about it.: And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not. Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. I receive not honour from men. But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?; (John 5:38-44); No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.; (John 6:44-45); And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.; (John 7:15-18); I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him. They understood not that he spake to them of the Father. Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.; (John 8:26-29); Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.; (John 8:31-32. . . . . 47)




Dear Friend, are you seeking the Light that others seem to have and you know that you are lacking?
It comes with a price that all the chosen ones are happy to pay.

If you are, start fasting, get down on your knees and plead with your Maker.
Start reading your Bible until you meet the Author!
And then carry on.

The title of a Rock song: Total Eclipse of the Heart.
May you allow God's will to eclipse your own.
: Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,; (Romans 1:1); Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.; (Psalms 37:3-6); And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee. And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty: Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him. And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day. And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee; Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.; (Deuteronomy 15:12-17)
: Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.; (John 7:14-18); Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man. If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day? Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.; (John 7:22-24); Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.; (2 Corinthians 4:1-6)

Heavenly Father, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, please turn the Light of Your Countenance on me who seeks Your Face in loving obedience; that I may have the knowledge of Your Presence, peace, and become of the chosen ones, for Your Glory.
Amen

¹ The Light in the Darkness
2 www.hosanna.org.za