Psalm 27:4 - Part 1: One Thing

Psalm 27:4
One thing I have desired of the Lord, that I will seek: 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 inquire in His temple.

David had come to know of something so beautiful and precious, he made it his life pursuit. It was the ‘one thing’, the only thing he sought after. What was it that David saw, that he was willing to lavish his whole life just staying in the presence of God?

Is God’s beauty that excellent to behold, to gaze, for an entire lifetime?

What then, is the beauty of God?

In the book of Luke, we read of a woman by the name of Mary who was complimented by Jesus Himself. Mary’s act was plainly simple, so simple some may think of it as ineffective and a waste of time – at least, her sister, Martha, had thought so.

Luke 10:41-42
And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”

The ‘one thing’ that is needed, is to sit at the feet of Jesus. Just sit at His feet and listen to His word. Simply wait in the presence of the Lord and gaze at His beauty. Seek His face, not just His hands.