“One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall 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 meditate in His temple.”
What is YOUR “one thing?” Honestly? The one thing you want and desire more than anything? The one thing you would do just about anything to obtain?
I want to share a song with you that is one of my very favorite prayers to pray, as I often like to pray with scripture through song. It is a song called “Sweet Illumination” by Shane Barnard and Shane Everett, my all time favorite artists.
One thing, one thing
This is what I desire, this is what I desire
Sweet Illumination, sweet illumination
That I may gaze upon His face
O, to know this man.
Sweet illumination, sweet illumination
To glory in the presence of the King
Behold the sweet essence of this one thing
That I may know the Spring within me
As it rises the Spring, so sweet
Is your greatest desire Jesus? To know Him and become more like Him? Do you desire sweet illumination so that the world can see His Spring in you? “Behold the sweet essence of this one thing…..” He lives in you and through you so that others may know Him. Can they see Him? Oh, to know Him and make Him known!
“O Lord, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy hill? He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness, and speaks truth in his heart. He does not slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend; In whose eyes a reprobate is despised, but who honors those who fear the Lord; He swears to his own hurt and does not change; He does not put out his money at interest, nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.” Psalm 15
Jesus, may YOU be our greatest desire. Our “One Thing”. That we may gaze at Your beauty all the days of our lives. That our lives would be sweetly illuminated by You and Your unfailing love. We pray that our sweet illumination would ultimately bring glory to You. Oh, that we may know you. Amen.
