DAVID'S SECRET OF SUCCESS

 

"The one thing I ask of the LORD -

the thing I seek most - is to live

in the house of the LORD all the

days of my life, delighting in the

LORD'S perfections and 

meditating in his Temple."

(Psalms 27:4 NLT)

You and I both know that King David was

only human like the rest of us.  But what 

made him "a man after God's own heart"

and he still messed up so bad at times.

God knew before hand that David would

mess up badly.  Yet, in a sense David was

still one of God's favorites.

Over the years I have often thought of it

this way.  David had a "compass" in him

that always pointed toward God.  When 

David would fall and fail, yes the compass

spun in circles.  But when David settled

down, the compass quit spinning and went

back to pointing at God.

But I see three things in this one verse about

King David.

1.  He wanted "to live in the house of the Lord

all the days of" his life.  To me and in this 

different age that means that David wanted

to be in God's presence, or have God's 

presence ALL the time.

2. "delighting in the LORD'S perfection"..

Or, as some versions put it, "admiring"

the Lord all the time.  That to me is true

worship of the Lord

3."meditating in his Temple", or seeking

the Lord's advice or leading - on every

thing.

I want to live in God's presence too.

I want to give God the worship he deserves.

I want to seek God's leading in all I do.