Today’s Reading, Psalms 7,27,31,34,52
Focal Scripture: Psalms 27:4 “I have asked one thing from the Lord; it is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, gazing on the beauty of the Lord and seeking him in his temple.”
If you could ask one thing from the Lord, what would it be? I can think of many things to ask; some are personal, others are downright selfish. On a personal level, I would ask for perfect health for my wife and son. I want the best for them, and I desire for them to live a long life. Selfishly, I would ask for financial success for my family and me. This way, I could take care of others and bless them in ways they could never imagine. However, even though these things are good, they are not the best things one could ask for in this life.
In today’s reading, we see David make a powerful prayer. He wants to dwell in the house of the Lord for all of his life. Why? Because he wants to gaze on the Lord’s beauty and seek him in his temple. David wants God above everything else in his life. More than riches and more than his own well-being. This is why David is a man after God’s own heart. He pursues the presence of the Lord more than life itself.
So what about you? What would you ask the Lord in your prayer life? Would it be selfish or would it be to know God more and to seek him in His Holy Temple? The answer to that prayer question reveals much about your heart’s desire. I hope and pray that you will examine the answer to that question and peel back the layers of your heart.
I challenge you today that if you want to know the Lord and the power of his resurrection. You must be willing to share in the fellowship of his sufferings. This attitude can only happen when your prayer life is desperate for God. David gives us the blueprint for a life that wants to know God in a very intimate way.
Our desires truly do matter. I know personally my prayer life and my heart must be different. I need to expose my heart more when I pray. I need to desire the Lord more than health and riches. Nothing else should have the affection of my heart other than the God of the universe.
May my soul sing to the Lord evermore, he is worthy, and he can have all of me for the rest of my days.
Tomorrow, I plan on reading Psalms 56,120,140-142
