This was the theme of this year's Interpraise. Interpraise is a gathering of Christian students from all different fellowships and churches on the Berkeley campus. It was started many years ago with a vision to bring a greater unity to the Christian body at Cal. I think I figured out that this was about my 22nd Interpraise that I have attended. However it was the first that I was asked to be the main speaker for!
It was a wonderful and joyful experience, except for the 90+ degree weather we had those couple days. =)
I can't remember another talk or sermon that I've prepared that has impacted me so much personally. David's prayer in Psalm 27:4, his one desire to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of his life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord, and to seek him in his temple grabbed my heart and made me realize that I had lost sight of that one thing. Other things had become my one thing. And by one thing I mean the thing that is at the center of your thoughts, actions, and feelings.
It's so easy for other things to slip into our hearts and minds and forget the simple fact that if God loves us, which he does, then it is in that relationship that we find our worth and acceptance and not in anything we can do. This actually gives us so much freedom because we don't have to be anxious about our circumstances or how things are going to turn out because whatever happens we are secure in the Lord.
My prayer of late has been: Lord please help me keep You as my One Thing today!
As I challenged the students at Interpraise I'll also challenge you: what has your One Thing been lately? Has it been the Lord? Do you want it to be? What's standing in the way?
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