Psalm 17:15b  
We shall see Him!
   We need to spend a moment longer with verse 15. It’s all about vindication, about being declared right and being absolved from wrong; the New Testament word is justification. Because of Jesus we will be vindicated. Like David we too will see His likeness. When we awake from the slumber of physical death, for in Christ we just fall asleep, we will be more than satisfied to see His likeness. When Miriam and Aaron opposed Moses, the Lord met them in a pillar of cloud and spoke to them. He informed them that He conversed with Moses face to face and that Moses had seen the form of the Lord! Revelation 22:4 tells us that in the new Jerusalem City, at the heart of the new heaven and earth, will be the throne of God and of the Lamb. And His servants will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 13:12 that now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. The Apostle John also wrote about this; “We know that when Christ appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. All that have this hope in Him purify themselves, just as He is pure.” 1 John 3:2-3. 
David has therefore reflected the experience of all who know and trust in the living God.  These echoes from 3,000 years ago encapsulate the experience of our Lord Jesus and our own struggles with justice. But, they also throw us forward to a future time when those who are declared “Guiltless” may stand in the presence of the Lord God and see Him – face to face.   Hallelujah!

Thank you, Lord, for these beautiful words, written for us by Your servant David. Show us the wonders of Your great love, keep us as the apple of Your eye, hide us in the shadow of Your wings. Oh Lord, save us from the wicked and those who live only for this world. Let us never forget that when we awake from the sleep of death, this world will fade into obscurity as we gaze at Your likeness and we attain our heavenly home. Then we will know that we are vindicated.  How we will know! Hallelujah!


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