The one thing the psalmist desired .... was to live in God’s house forever ....
and that, he will:
Psa 27:4-5 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 enquire in his temple.
5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
The one thing lacking in a man’s life .... was to sell out for God.
Jesus called him to leave it all behind:
Mark 10:17-23 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him,
One thing [heis] thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Mary made the good choice .... for the one thing.
She dropped everything to make time to sit at Jesus’ feet:
Luke 10:38-42 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
42 But one thing [heis] is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Just one thing of breaking God’s law .... makes you guilty of the whole thing:
James 2:10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law,
and yet offend in one point [heis], he is guilty of all.
Those of us who have experienced the forgiveness of God .... should be focused on one thing: Don’t look back, and look forward to the goal:
Phil 3:13-14 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended:
but this one thing [heis] I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
You are either 100% guilty (the natural state of man) .... OR ....
you are 100% righteous (a free gift to us .... from Christ, who gave His life.
Rom 12:1-2 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Leave the past in the past .... and work for the future in the present!
2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one [heis] thing,
that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Get busy doing as much as we can for Christ, because the time is short:
1 Cor 7:29-31 But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
30 And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;
31 And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
This is David Dowell, saying, "Think about it!"
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