Face to Face Communion

This course came out of a revelation from God as I was searching the Scriptures one day. In a moment, the Holy Spirit showed me this wonderful truth. Then the Lord spoke very gently to me and said, “Son, now you see in the Scriptures what my hearts longs for. Please share it with my people, for I long to have face to face communion with them.” This course is a result of that Word proceeding from God, our Father, to me.

As I studied, taught, meditated upon it, and shared it, God’s Presence and Glory rested heavily upon me. In every meeting where this glorious truth was ministered, His Shekinah glory descended in person so that all who heard it would know that this was a true Word from His heart. I know that as you read these pages, you will sense that same Holy Presence drawing you, calling to you, and pleading with you to have face to face communion with Him. I, like you, have always had a deep and intimate love for the Lord and have expressed it through my worship, preaching, teaching, counseling, and by the way I’ve tried to live my life. God gives us the desire of our hearts. I am so humbled that He would ask me to tell you how much He longs for a deeper and far more intimate and holy walk with you. We are all He has.

Deuteronomy 32:9 tells us “the LORD’s portion is his people…” He has longed for true habitation with His people as far back as Adam in the garden of Eden where God would walk and talk with Adam “in the cool of the day” (Genesis 3:8- 9). Also in the building of the Tabernacle of Moses, His desire was for habitation, as seen in Exodus 25:8 when the Lord instructed the children of Israel, “And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them”, and then finally with us in the body of Christ “In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit” (Ephesians 2:22). He has chosen a special people for this house, “¹³For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. ¹⁴This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. ¹⁵I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. ¹⁶I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.” (Psalms 132:13-16).

Ultimately this will finally take place in the not so distant future as seen in Revelation 21:2-4, “²And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. ³And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. ⁴And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”

But for now as we await this awesome and great day, we must be preparing Him a habitation (Exodus 15:2 – “The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him” and II Chronicles 6:1-2 – “¹Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. ²But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.”

We must want this with all of our hearts. (Psalms 26:8 – “LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.”; Psalms 71:3 “Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.”; and Psalms 132:1-5 “¹LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions: ²How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; ³Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; ⁴I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, ⁵Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.”

If we do this, look at the blessings we receive shown in Psalms 91:9-16, “⁹Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; ¹⁰There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. ¹¹For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. ¹²They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. ¹³Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. ¹⁴Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. ¹⁵He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. ¹⁶With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.”

Can you hear Him calling to you out of the Word? Song of Solomon 2:10 “My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.”; Psalms 42:7 “Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.”; Revelation 4:1 – “After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.”; Hosea 11:4 – “I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.”; Song of Solomon 7:10-11 – “¹⁰I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me. ¹¹Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.”; Matthew 11:28-30 – “²⁸Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. ³⁰For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”; and Isaiah 65:1-2 – “¹I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name. ²I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts.”

He so desperately longs for a bride for His Son, a people with whom He can share all that He has and is with them. This course has been written to that end. He is calling all of us to come and have “face to face communion” with Him. My prayer is that as you study this course, the Holy Spirit will touch, change, and direct your heart to a deeper, more intimate, and closer walk with Him. I trust that this will happen as you read.

I take no credit for anything written here. I am just a humble scribe. All glory and honor and praise should go to our precious Jesus. For truly this is His love letter to you and me.

Jesus is Precious, Brother Sam