If you could ask God for one thing, what would it be?

That’s an interesting and thought provoking question, isn’t it?

Today, we are going to study someone, who was just like us. He had problems. He faced adversity. He made mistakes. He was far from perfect, and he knew that he needed one specific thing for himself personally. 

Psalm 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 enquire in his temple.

What David longed for, what He wanted above all else-was to know and to experience God’s presence. He wanted to dwell with God all the days of His life-to experience God’s glory, to learn God’s ways-to truly live in God’s presence.

We need God as much as we need food and water. We need God as much as we need the air we breathe. We need God to be in control-news flash-He’s been in control for a long time-and He is pretty good at it! He’s perfect at it.

David could have been desperate for so many other things, and yet, he realized what that one thing is-the thing that he needed above all else-he was desperate for God’s presence. 

We are going to ask and answer two questions-why was David desperate for God’s presence, and what did God’s presence provide in David’s life...