Psalm 27:4, "One thing have I 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 (or meditate) in His temple".
Shannon and I were talking last night about the business of the week ahead of us and all we had to do in preparation for our trip this coming week to Haiti. We both agreed that in the midst of all the "things" that need to be put in place and accomplished, we both just desired to get our hearts prepared to do His work. We both agreed that the biggest priority needs to be that we carve out time each day this week, no matter how busy, time to spend with Jesus.
Funny how God works as I arise this morning and this is what my devotions are on. King David, a king, a soldier, and a great leader says, in the verse above, that His greatest desire is to dwell in the house of the Lord and to behold His beauty. It is not to devise battle plans, lead men into victory, build a stronger fortress, etc., but to dwell in the presence of the Lord. THIS is what made him great. He loved Jesus and he spent time with Him. "If the one thing that is needful is desired and sought, everything else will fall into it's proper function".
Let's make it our goal this week to put Jesus first. Let us rise up in the morning and commune with Him, know Him more, and seek HIS face. I am confident that this is the best thing we can do to prepare ourselves before we embark on this great adventure. Preparing food for our families we are leaving behind, cleaning our house, and making our lists and checking them twice do matter, but they can be secondary and WILL happen if we choose to place Jesus first. What He desire of us is for us to know Him more intimately and to love Him more deeply.
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