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.
Did David refer to any special spot, or to any one sacred shrine? I think not. He meant that he wished to be always at home with God; and that, you know, we also can be in our own houses or in the fields, on the land or on, the sea. This was David’s great desire, that he might always dwell with God, like a child at home, wherever he was; and that he might have such communion with God that he might "behold the beauty of the Lord," and that he might ask of God guidance in all his difficulties: "and to inquire in his temple." Those are two things, dear friends, for which I hope many of us have come here, - that we may behold God’s graciousness and loveliness in the ordinances of his sanctuary, and that we may ask and receive of him help in all our difficulties, and guidance in all our dilemmas. How often, in this house, has God spoken so personally to his dear children that they have thought that the preacher knew all about them, when he really knew nothing whatever of them, though God did, and sent a message by his servant, straight to their souls!
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.
Did David refer to any special spot, or to any one sacred shrine? I think not. He meant that he wished to be always at home with God; and that, you know, we also can be in our own houses or in the fields, on the land or on, the sea. This was David’s great desire, that he might always dwell with God, like a child at home, wherever he was; and that he might have such communion with God that he might "behold the beauty of the Lord," and that he might ask of God guidance in all his difficulties: "and to inquire in his temple." Those are two things, dear friends, for which I hope many of us have come here, - that we may behold God’s graciousness and loveliness in the ordinances of his sanctuary, and that we may ask and receive of him help in all our difficulties, and guidance in all our dilemmas. How often, in this house, has God spoken so personally to his dear children that they have thought that the preacher knew all about them, when he really knew nothing whatever of them, though God did, and sent a message by his servant, straight to their souls!