February 6, 2013 One Thing

Read Psalms 27-29 One Thing Psalms 27:1 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? 2 When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. 3 Though an army besieges me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident. 4 One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. THE psalmist reminds you of life’s challenges, doesn’t he? David dealt literally with evil enemies trying to kill him. Sadly even his own son Absalom led a revolt against him. David knew life-wrenching grief. David also knew about soul-wrenching doubts such as in Psalms 89:49 “O Lord, where is your former great love, which in your faithfulness you swore to David?” He wanted, as we all do, to know God would be with him. What kept David going through the hard days? What kept him fearless amid his enemies? He knew that God is above all of his enemies. David did not fear the world because of: One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. David knows he is Heaven-bound. Certain of eternity, he has no fear of mortality. His “one thing” is to be with the Lord forever. What’s your “one thing”? Is it the world or the world’s creator? It’s True! The One God is your one security.