Who Do We Worship - P3

Pray and seek my face,. The final step in receiving healing is to seek the face of God and pray. This is worship and the vocalization of our need. Our first need is the need for his face—his favor, grace, and presence. Simply put, seeking the face of God is our act of worship. When we come to worship we are focused on the face and the presence of God and not His hands. In other words, worship is not the time to ask for things; it is simply our time of exchanging love and adoration with the Creator of all things. It is our time of expressing thanksgiving for all of the wonderful things He has done, and it is our time of communication. There is an amazing thing that happens when we seek the face of God. Many times, as we seek His face, the natural response from the Father is the extension of His hands—the answer to our physical need.

It is during the extension of His hands that we find our healing and restoration. Many times we find God's healing in the midst of worship,
but there are times when we need to specifically pray and make those needs known to God. You'll notice that this step involves two parts: seeking
His face and praying. The Hebrew word for prayer is supplication which is a humble, earnest request. Philippians 4:6 says, "...let your requests
be made known to God." James 1:5-6 says, "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God.....in faith, with no doubting." Finally, in
Mark 11:24 Jesus says, "...whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you have received them, and you will have them." When we pray
and seek the face of God, we are fostering communication and relationship with Him, and that has been His plan since the creation of Adam and Eve. We were created for relationship with God. God wants to meet our needs. His will is that no one should suffer pain, brokenness, or emptiness.

When we can successfully meet these three requirements, God has promised that He would be faithful to heal. You can take Him at His
word. He wants to heal you today, at this very moment. What is it that you need from the hand of the Lord? Humble yourself, repent of any sin in your life, worship Him and bring your request to Him. He is waiting with open arms. Remember these words from Malachi 4:2, "But to you who fear My name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings..."