I truly have been blessed over the years by the book “Jesus Calling”. My first copy was given to me by a precious woman I hardly knew named Vicky in 2011. Since that day, I have given away dozens of copies to be a blessing to others. One of the verses given in the book on this date was Psalm 27:8 “My heart says of you, ‘Seek His face!’ Your face Lord I will seek.”
As I follow the passages I always like to read the entire chapter where the verses are given. I had been repeating a verse in my mind earlier during this day and was excited when I came across it in this chapter. I had no particular reason for repeating this verse; it just came to my mind out of nowhere. I even had a song version in my head. I was immediately reminded of a book that my husband enjoys called, “The One Thing” by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan. He brings this book up often in conversations dealing with business.
The verse I had been repeating was Psalm 27:4 “One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek; 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 see him in the temple.” My thoughts reminded me that the house of the Lord is the inmost part of my heart. I need to dwell there every day. All the days of my life I am to seek His face there in my heart and gaze on His beauty. The beautiful song “Jesus Draw Me Close” came to my mind, so I went to you tube and found this lovely version. I was brought to tears in the intimacy of that moment with Jesus.
Then I read this devotion written in the margin of my Women of Faith study bible on page 882. I was blessed by it and wanted to share it with you. “Every day we are presented with myriad options for how we will spend our time and where we will put our focus. Our decisions reveal what we most value. As Jesus tells his friend Martha in Luke 10:41-42, there are so many things that demand our attention and energy and certainly many are important. But ‘only one thing is needed’–a vital, constant fellowship with the Lord. David understands this, and it becomes his deepest desire. More than anything else he longs to be conscious of his Father’s presence, to worship God’s incomparable character, and to be guided moment to moment by his perfect wisdom. Such goals will always be the “one thing” that gives our lives meaning. Memorize David’s heartfelt words and make them your prayer to the Lord today.”
I know that days are busy and filled with things that each of us must responsibly be about. I tend to become frazzled or even overwhelmed with lists of “To Do’s”. There are many of you filled with lots to get done; working moms with young children, overworked dads, students filled with a mountain of school work, etc…. I find it helpful to make time each day to breath deep and spend wonderful moments in scripture to refuel and recharge. It is my hope that this helps you refocus on a very precious ONE THING.
