Look Up!

And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. Exodus 33:11a

Have you ever heard anyone chastising a child (or another adult, for that matter,) for not bowing his head and/or closing his eyes during prayer? Other than the obvious "How do you know?" issue, this grates against my nerves. There is nothing wrong with bowing to pray, kneeling to pray, closing your eyes to pray. Nothing at all, indeed, sometimes these things can help focus your heart and mind on what you're doing. But prayer is not about a posture! There is no reason for us to come in an attitude of timidity before God; as a matter of fact, we're instructed to come BOLDLY to the throne. We're not merely subjects of the King--we're His children! We're the favored ones. And He wants to talk to us the way He did Moses here: face to face. God wants to have an intimate dialogue with you. He wants your relationship with Him to be that of a close, personal friend. God wants you to talk to Him, and He wants to talk to you...but He wants to speak face to face, not to the top of your head or the back of it. Come to Him boldly and come as a friend.