DAVID GOT IT

Psalm 27:4

Jesus continually asks me, “What are you seeking?” as I continue to follow him.  My answers have changed a lot over these 40+ years.  When I was younger I used to hear “What do I want?” and my responses were more on a physical and emotional level.  I want to have a successful ministry, I want to write a life changing book, I want to be known, I want to be respected, I want to fit in, and so on.  I have come to realize that behind all of those wants there was something deeper driving those wants.  That something deeper was the “What do I seek?” that Jesus was really asking. 

Over the years those wants came and went.  The root of all those wantings is what drives me today.  So now when he asks me “What am I seeking?” my answer is simply this; YOU and only YOU.

Everything in this world is fleeting; the good stuff and the bad stuff.  As I look back over my years I find I spent a lot of time and energy on achieving what is only temporary and eventually disappears like dust in the wind.  The one treasure worthy of seeking is YOU.  You alone are eternal and dwelling with You is the only thing that is forever. David understood that when he said,

“One thing I have desired of the Lord

And that will I seek after;

That I may dwell in the house of the Lord

And inquire in His temple.”