"Then Abram fell on his face. And God said to him, ‘behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.”
Abraham is said to have “fell on his face” as the Lord talked with him. I think this is a perfect picture of the kind of posture we should always assume in our relationship to God. God was on his throne speaking and Abraham was on his face listening! God must be the communicator and we must have a listening, obeying attitude. If we are not willing to assume this listening attitude, there can be no living, personal experience with God. For Abraham, an encounter with God was overwhelming and yet inviting--calling him, pleading with him, and promising him a great future as a friend of God! This week is the first week of Advent, a great time to spend facedown before God in prayer and in meditation on the God and Savior who not only created us but who also loves us and came into this world to redeem us from our sins.
Posted by Pastor James
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