He wants to be present with you, He wants you to be present with Him, He wants you to seek and long for His presence the same way you do for the people you love.
The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident
Psalm 27: 1-3 New International Version NIV
One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.
Psalm 27: 4 (NIV)
For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock. Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the Lord. Hear my voice when I call, Lord; be merciful to me and answer me. My heart says of you, ‘Seek his face!’ Your face, Lord, I will seek.
Psalm 27: 5-8 (NIV)
You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
Psalm 27: 16:11 (NIV)
Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
Psalm 139:7-8 (NIV)
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you…
Numbers 6:24-25 (NIV)
…the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:8 (NIV)
Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, ‘It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.
Genesis 32:30 (NIV)
The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend.
Exodus 33:11 (NIV)
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)
For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:6 (NIV)
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes…They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads…
Revelation 21-22 (NIV)
The Presence of God… SEEK HIS FACE
Be still and know that I am God… Seek His Presence…