Dwelling in God’s House
(NIV) Ps 27:4 One thing I ask from the LORD,
this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the LORD
and to seek him in his temple.
The twenty-seventh Psalm has long been a favorite of mine. I love the singularity of David’s purpose, to dwell with God, within His house, not for a day, or a week, but forever.
I love that David employs action verbs to express his desire to develop a permanent relationship with God. He is not passively sitting, waiting for God to move in his life. No—he is seeking so that he might gaze (not just glance, but engage in a piercing stare) upon God’s beauty. Such language implies a fellowship that only a continual relationship can accomplish.
Today I, too, seek out that place where I may make my permanent abode with God. It is only in God’s presence that I can be complete. It is only in God’s dwelling place that I can be secure.
So, until the time comes when I can establish a permanent change of address, I will follow David’s example to seek after God with my whole heart, both early and often. May we, empowered by the Holy Spirit, know His beauty, both in this world and the world to come.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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