Day 4 - One Thing - Psalm 27:4, 6

SCRIPTURE:

“The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; Whom shall I dread? 

One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall 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 meditate in His temple.”

DEVOTIONAL:

It is truly impossible to choose my favorite passage in the Bible, but if I had to, Psalm 27 would be it.

What transformed me: This Psalm continues to ground me in life. These truths are always available, but I have to make a daily choice to live in them even when I don’t I feel it and when I do feel it!

1. Perspective: I don’t need to dread and I don’t need to defend. 

Dread, or fear can grip us at different moments in life. A life-stopping diagnosis, loss of a job, the unknown — these can open the door to fear, worry and the temptation to turn our eyes from God to circumstances.

Secondly, I don’t need to defend. We easily become defensive in negative ways. When you are walking and living in the will of God, there is nothing to defend; you are living righteously. 

In moments of fear God’s truth is my light. He shines when all seems dark. If I am walking in his light, then God promises to defend my honor and character.

2. Inner Purpose: What was David’s one thing? What burned into his soul? What drove him? It was to dwell in the house of God. It was to behold God. It was to meditate in His presence. 

My one thing, the desperate cry of my heart is to dwell, behold and become consumed by the presence and closeness of my God. He is my hiding place, my rock, my level path, my courage, my answer and my salvation!