Blessings in the Mighty Name of Yeshua Hamashiach!
Psalm 27:4 KJV
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.
If you were to ask God for one thing, what would it be?
In this verse, King David says, "One thing I ask of the Lord; that is what I will seek." Notice immediately that David asked for one thing - not many things. He did not come with a litany of request. He was not double minded. The "one thing" that David wanted above all else was to know the Lord - "behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple." This is what we need. We need eyes of wonder; we need eyes that are open to the glory and presence of Adonai in everything. Most of us desire things that do not ultimately satisfy us. This is the "default" mode. We settle for trifles. We yield to petty desires that do not quench the eternal thirst within us. We cheat ourselves of the eternal for the sake of the temporal. Kierkegaard calls such boredom the root of all evil. It is the "spirit" of the flesh - the inner restlessness that leads to discontent. Having spiritual desire is a
great gift from heaven because through it, we first realize what we really want and need. Our eyes become "single" (Luke 11:33). The mark of true spirituality is wonder and contentment. The "beauty of the Lord" is to be filled with glory and peace. If we consciously delight ourselves in the Lord, He has promised to give us the desires of our heart (Psalm 37:4). Seek first the Kingdom of God (Matt. 6:33). May the Lord give us the desire for Him before everything else.
Shalom
Pastor Williams