I went to prayer last Thursday at CFC Middleton. It was in the refurbished “The Way” building (where I pastored for about a decade). I was reminded Thursday of the one thing that I really miss now that I am no longer pastoring there.
I used to go into that old log cabin building whenever I wanted. I would sit in one of the chairs and look up at those log beams and pray. The quiet and solitude always made me aware of the presence of the LORD.
Later in the morning I was reading in the psalms and came to Psalm 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.” [HCSB]
“One thing.” David wants one thing from the LORD … one thing. He wants that one thing that Moses also wanted, to remain in the presence of the Lord all His life. That made me ask myself, is this the one thing I truly want from God? Or is my life consumed with wanting many things?
I think my focus is too often diverted to many things. At times I feel like the dog that has its attention set on its master until it sees the squirrel cross its path and it’s off and running, only to return to the master a bit bedraggled after much calling and coaxing.
Father, one thing I ask of You this morning … to remain in Your presence all the days of my life. May I forever gaze upon the beauty of my LORD Jesus wherever I am. Amen
