One Thing I Have Desired...

Psalm 27

A Psalm of David.

 ¹ 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?
 ² When the wicked came against me
         To eat up my flesh,
         My enemies and foes,
         They stumbled and fell.
 ³ Though an army may encamp against me,
         My heart shall not fear;
         Though war may rise against me,
         In this I will be confident.
    
 ⁴ One thing I have desired of the LORD,
         That will I 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.
 ⁵ For in the time of trouble
         He shall hide me in His pavilion;
         In the secret place of His tabernacle
         He shall hide me;
         He shall set me high upon a rock.
    
 ⁶ And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me;
         Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;
         I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.
    
 ⁷ Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice!
         Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
 ⁸ When You said, “Seek My face,”
         My heart said to You, “Your face, LORD, I will seek.”
 ⁹ Do not hide Your face from me;
         Do not turn Your servant away in anger;
         You have been my help;
         Do not leave me nor forsake me,
         O God of my salvation.
 ¹⁰ When my father and my mother forsake me,
         Then the LORD will take care of me.
    
 ¹¹ Teach me Your way, O LORD,
         And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.
 ¹² Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;
         For false witnesses have risen against me,
         And such as breathe out violence.
 ¹³ I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
         That I would see the goodness of the LORD
         In the land of the living.
    
 ¹⁴ Wait on the LORD;

        Be of good courage,
         And He shall strengthen your heart;
         Wait, I say, on the LORD!

Dear Suzanne, Rebecca, Anna and Mikayla,

I absolutely love this Psalm.  It is such a comfort to me. My fears and my anxiety fall away when I remember the Lord.  Our lives here on earth as Job says are a few days and full of trouble.  My reason for loving this Psalm, however, is not because it comforts me in my fears and sorrows although I love to read it then.  My reason for loving this Psalm is in verse 4.  It is why the rest of the Psalm is such a comfort.  I KNOW who He is because I spend time with Him...I KNOW He is all that David says He is and more.

This was David's one desire and this is what He sought above all else...to spend time with His Lord and behold His beauty.  David looked up...looked at His Lord's wonderful and glorious attributes and worshiped. He reveled in Him.  He inquired of Him and sought from Him guidance and wisdom.  He wanted to be like Him. David did the only thing that is truly needful and His life reflected God's glory. Praying that David's hearts desire would be ours also.

Love
Mom