I was worshipping one morning and the Lord gave me a picture of Himself holding a child in his arms. It was one of those classic pictures where the child has its' father's face cupped in it's small hands and is nose to nose with dad, both of them smiling and giggling.

He said, “this is where My children need to be this coming year. Face to face with Me, as close and as intimate as they can get.”

As He expanded the picture I could see people standing apart from the Lord looking at Him, some were at his feet, some were on His lap. These all seemed to be good places as they could see Him and even touch Him.

But the Lord is longing, desiring and instructing His people that face to face is where He wants us to be. It is that intimate, that close and the safest place.