The King’s Countenance

This sermon explores Proverbs 16:15 to illustrate how the favor of God, secured through Jesus Christ, provides spiritual life and assurance to believers. The message contrasts the terrifying wrath of a king with the life-giving light of his countenance, applying this to the believer’s relationship with the Heavenly King. It emphasizes that access to God in prayer is grounded not in personal merit but in the finished work of Christ, which removes the fear of rejection. The preacher encourages the congregation to live ‘coram Deo,’ or before the face of God, allowing the awareness of divine favor to motivate holiness and freedom from the fear of man. Finally, the text of the ‘latter rain’ is used to depict the sufficiency of grace already received and the ongoing hope for further spiritual growth and blessing in the church.