One thing

One thing have I asked 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 gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple. (Psa 27:4)

What thing have we asked of the LORD recently? What thing do we seek? The one thing. This desire of our heart; that which we will seek after. That which would consume us, describing the focus and supreme necessity of ourselves. Is it to dwell in the house of the LORD, and for all the days of our lives? Do we desire dwelling or visiting rights? It is most improbable, to be in the house of the LORD and not know, who the Owner is. All the days; who’s days and what days? In ancient times, to be into the house of the LORD was not everybody’s privilege. Only Levites were permitted to minister to the LORD in His temple. And they were given to partake of the very best that was sacrificed to the LORD. The first and best of the people, their herds and the land, out of the goodness and abundance of the LORD.

But the LORD dwells with us; we are His temple, He dwells within us. He has chosen to make us His own, and to be our God. Within us, where is this sanctuary? Within us, where does He abide? Is He in the throne-room or some place, we know not exactly where? And what if He fills us completely? Can a human body really contain Him? Imagine; the LORD, presently and totally in our minds, our hearts, our hands and our feet, our eyes and our ears, our tongues and our lips, each and every part of our bodies. The temple of the LORD! Perfect vessels and perfect instruments of the LORD. When our hearts, hands and feet, eyes and ears, body and soul are melded to His; would not the Lord, be physically walking in the streets again, in the world He came to save? Regenerated Christians that we are, that would be the people we were “born again” to be; Christ lives in me!

To gaze upon His beauty and to inquire in His temple. To fill our gaze with His beauty would endear and foster further inquiry. A mere glance at His beauty would command us away from the trinkets that so glitter and engross us. There is so much to be seen, so much to know, so much to ask. As growing children before the perfect Father, the perfect Brother, the perfect Counselor, there would be much to enquire.

One thing have I asked; have we yet asked? Do we truly know the desire? Emmanuel, God with us; is this not what it is about?

Grant us a sight, O’ LORD that we would seek no other.

One thing have I asked…

God bless.


/ckh