One Thing

Psalm 27 Have you ever pondered about the ‘one thing’ that you need or desire above all else? Jesus once told Martha, “you are worried and troubled about many things, but one thing is needed.” What could that ‘one thing’ be? Could we find a clue in Psalm 27: “One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.”

The psalmist’s desire to dwell in the house of the Lord was not just a wish but a yearning to be in the presence of the Almighty. As he said in Ps 26, it is where the splendor of God is revealed. It is where God resides, described by Isaiah as where He is “enthroned on the cherubim! God over all the kingdoms of the earth.” [maker] of the sky and the earth.” “He is the one who sits on the earth’s horizon.” Can you imagine the majesty of such a place?

The psalmist found solace in the dwelling place of the Most High. There, he could contemplate and meditate upon the Lord’s precepts and statutes, finding guidance and peace. Is this the peace and tranquility we seek in our lives?

These are the “one things” that should be a part of our wish list if we could but have a moment in the very presence of Him… then we can have that moment as we read, meditate, and bask in the Holy Word knowing that His Word is fresh every morning. [Lam 3:23]