Psalms 27:4. One thing have I desired 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 behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
David wanted to spend his days in the house of his God, and we also may do the same, not only in the place that is used for public worship, but wherever we may be. The great house of God is everywhere, and his children can always be at home with him. That is the ideal of a Christian’s life, to be always in God’s house,-"No more a stranger or a guest, But like a child at home." David desired not only that he might dwell in God’s house, but that he might spend his time in adoring contemplation of the beauty of his God: "to behold the beauty of the Lord." Did you ever think of the wonderful beauties that there are in the character of the Most High? If you want to see them, behold him who is altogether lovely, in whom the Father is to be most clearly seen, though veiled in human flesh. This should also be our lifelong work, to study, to understand, and to enjoy the beauty of the Lord, "and to inquire in his temple;" not only to see him, but to speak with him, and to hear him speak. A Christian is one who makes enquiries of his God; he is an enquirer when he begins, and he should be an enquirer till he ends.
The apostle Peter tells us that the angels belong to the honourable company of enquirers concerning "things that accompany salvation": "Which things the angels desire to look into." Christian men should go to God with their enquiries; and when they come to public worship, this should be one great end of it, "to inquire in his temple."
Psalms 27:4. One thing have I desired 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 behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
David wanted to spend his days in the house of his God, and we also may do the same, not only in the place that is used for public worship, but wherever we may be. The great house of God is everywhere, and his children can always be at home with him. That is the ideal of a Christian’s life, to be always in God’s house,-"No more a stranger or a guest, But like a child at home." David desired not only that he might dwell in God’s house, but that he might spend his time in adoring contemplation of the beauty of his God: "to behold the beauty of the Lord." Did you ever think of the wonderful beauties that there are in the character of the Most High? If you want to see them, behold him who is altogether lovely, in whom the Father is to be most clearly seen, though veiled in human flesh. This should also be our lifelong work, to study, to understand, and to enjoy the beauty of the Lord, "and to inquire in his temple;" not only to see him, but to speak with him, and to hear him speak. A Christian is one who makes enquiries of his God; he is an enquirer when he begins, and he should be an enquirer till he ends.
The apostle Peter tells us that the angels belong to the honourable company of enquirers concerning "things that accompany salvation": "Which things the angels desire to look into." Christian men should go to God with their enquiries; and when they come to public worship, this should be one great end of it, "to inquire in his temple."