“One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I 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 inquire in His temple…When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”…I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭27:4, 8, 13-14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

My daughter asked me the other day if I was proud of her. She has no grand accomplishments, no college scholarship, no crown from man – so was I still proud of her? I immediately thought of this passage as I replied a resounding YES. I explained I was proud of her because she had come to know the One Thing that truly mattered and walked in His Truth. I said I would rather her be a worshipper of G-d than anything else – and if it was her only “crown,” it was enough. 

So often I get trapped in the comparison game like Alathia did that day. It’s easy to do when we see bright, shiny adornments of human accomplishments all around us! It’s tempting to measure my life by those things. 

I’ve come to the place where One Thing grounds me now – Him. And if I can just see His face, if I can just dwell  in His presence, if I can just inquire of Him, my heart is strengthened and at peace. 

Psalms 27 was written when David was fleeing Saul. Yesterday I wrote of standing beneath the Cave of Abdullam. Today, reading this passage, I wondered if it was from that very place that he spoke these words. I have no idea of course but it gives special meaning to it. 

Psalms 27 is my life chapter and heart’s cry- for me and for my family. Him above all the crowns the world has to offer. Him above the accolades and adornments. Him first. Him alone. Let there be One thing for me and my house above all others. It is costly. It is lonely. It is exhilarating. It is beautiful. It is grace. 

Father, thank You for calling me out of darkness into Your light. Thank You for drawing Randal and Alathia’s hearts to You. Thank You for Vance’s leadership to keep us before You. Be our One thing above all else. You are good. Your leadership in my life is perfect and You can be trusted. Amen. 

Daily Reading: Psalms 7, 27, 31, 34, 52