One Thing!

One Thing!

Psalm 27:4 KJV

[4] One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

This is a psalm by David, the man God called a man after His own heart. There are a lot of lessons to be learnt from the life of David, but we focus on the few that the verse above lays out, and the first is: Being called a friend of God does not keep you from trials and tough times. Check out the first verse of the chapter from where the verse above is taken, which says: 'The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?'. Being in God does not keep you away from also being in difficult situations, but the big difference is that, like David, your start point is the presence of God. With Him, you can face whatever comes. With Him in you, there is nothing else so big that it can hold your gaze or capture your heart. Can this be said of me or you? 

For the man who would see God move, like David, there cannot he multiple things that can hold and keep your attention, outside of God. The verse above lays emphasis on one thing, and that one thing was the focus of the man David: it had to do with the presence of God. I believe men like David, Enoch, Moses and Elijah understood the power and impact of the presence of God, and they would not  settle for anything less than His presence. Moses was promised an angel of God, but He preferred that God would go with the people of Israel. When you consider the man Samson, you see the dsnger when God leaves a man. Would you think you would survive a single day if God leaves you to your own devices? Does anyone really wants to take a risk to experience the devastation that the devil can bring when God leaves a man or a situation? 

Like David, I must seek that one thing, which is the manifest presence of God. It is in His presence that there is fullness of joy, and pleasures forevermore. It is His presence that brings the light of revelation and clarity of understanding. I must seek it with the whole of my heart, as there is a standing assurance by God that I will get Him if I seek Him with the whole of my heart. Do not settle for the schemes of hypocrisy and eye-service. I deal with a God of absolute knowledge who cannot be deceived by platitudes. He will be found by all who seek Him in truth. Do not be content with mere busyness; seek to know and mind God's business. That is the key to God's heart. Now you know; how do you respond? God's time of favour is here.