Then the Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation.
Genesis 7:1 (NKJV)
Nearly every translation renders this “before me” or “in my presence,” and those are correct meanings. But the literal Hebrew here is “to my face.” This feels… intimate. As close as lovers. Face to face.
God calls us to come into His boat. His house. His presence.
Can you feel it?
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.
Psalm 23:6 (NKJV)