One Thing!

One Thing!

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

When you check out the extract above, the first thing that strikes you is the simplicity of the request but the complexity of the implementation. The psalmist goes to God, requesting for just one thing from the Lord. That one thing was paramount to him, key to his present and future and the guarantee of his eternity. What is that one thing?

No matter the complexities of the implementation of that request, what the Psalmist is requesting for is one and the same thing. You do not go to God and come back the same way you went. You do not dwell in his Presence and not experience his beauty and holiness. You cannot seek God's face and not find his favour. Dwelling in a place connotes permanent residence, not seasonal fantasies. I cannot treat God as a spare tyre and expect him to be there at the crash. I cannot treat God as an alternative, and blame him when he seems not to act. Dwelling in a place is living there constantly, irrespective of pressure or the attractions that the world outside holds. It is when I dwell in God that I will see Him at work. It is when I dwell in God that I can seek him and find him. It is when I dwell in God that I rest in the answers i get to my prayer, assured that God knows what he is doing. My relationship with God is the key to unlocking the vast potential that the knowledge of God underlines. You may 'know' all there is to know about how God acts from reading the Word of God; that is the easiest part. You have to move beyond just knowing about God into experiencing God in all his fullness.

What is the one thing you have chosen- the temporary, fleeting thrill that comes from seasonal knowledge about God, or the constant joy that a relationship with Christ can guarantee? Where do you stand?