Seeing God’s Face

My husband has kidney failure and heart failure.  We spend many days at Mayo Clinic.  Those are hard days emotionally and physically. Some days I could barely stand to hear the diagnosis or the test results that were coming.  On one particular day, I prayed that the Lord would show me His face.  I needed reassurance that He was in control no matter what we heard on that day.

I was in despair as we arrived at Mayo.  I trudged in the front door and headed to the elevator.  As the doors opened, an elderly lady walked out carrying an old worn Bible.  I took note and continued in my despair dreading the long day ahead.  After our first round of tests, we purchased a snack and went out to the patio.  The lady at the table to my left was working in a Beth Moore Bible Study workbook and the man at the table to our right told his wife, “ I never read that in the Bible before last night.”  Again, I did take note but oh I was blue.

We went upstairs for our next appointment and sat down in the waiting room.  One of the nurses came out with her lunchbox and a New Testament.  We stayed long enough for her to return from lunch with her New Testament in hand.  Still taking note, but still distressed.  It was finally determined that Teddy could not have the test that had been scheduled in that department.  So, why did we go there?  To see that nurse?

We moved along to our next appointment and in route passed the elderly lady who still was carrying her well loved Bible.  Now, I am just grumpy and hardly speaking to Teddy.

As we waited for the valet to bring our car around, the lady standing next to us said to her husband, “I have just about finished my lesson for Sunday.  Revelation sure is difficult to teach”.  Yes, I took note.

The car arrives and I put my grumpy shameful self inside.  I had prayed for God to show me His face and six times in one day He showed me people who were seeking Him.  On our many trips of Mayo, only this day did I ever see a Bible or hear anyone who so obviously was seeking the Lord through scripture.

In a few days when I got over being grumpy, I asked  my husband if he had noticed or heard all of those things I had seen and heard.  He said that he hadn’t.  God loves me so much that He did all of that for me.

Has God tried to show you His wonderful face?  Has He gone to such great lengths to show you how much He loves you?  Have you ever been used by God to show someone His face?

John 3:16  NKJ
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that Whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”