INTIMACY WITH JESUS, THE FATHER, THE SPIRIT

Men and women of lasting significance know their Maker, seek His wisdom, and bow to His government. King David penned the glorious truth of ultimate fulfillment in Psalm 16:5: “Yahweh, You alone are my prize, my pleasure, and my portion. You hold my destiny and its timing in your hands.” Indeed, the Father said of David, the one called to be the shepherd of Israel and the very picture of the Great Shepherd of Israel and the grafted in Gentiles—the King of kings to come, “I have found …a man who always pursues My heart and will accomplish all that I have destined him to do.” (Acts 13:22 TPT)

King David’s heart for God is to be ours in terms of what comprises our chief pursuit. He wrote,

“The one thing I seek above all else: I want to live with Him every moment in His house, (c) beholding the marvelous beauty (d) of Yahweh, filled with awe, delighting in His glory and grace. I want to contemplate (e) in His temple….I heard Your voice in my heart say, ‘Come, seek My face;’ my inner being responded, ‘Yahweh, I’m seeking Your face with all my heart.” (Psalm 27:4, 8 TPT)

(c) A temple had not yet been built when David wrote this psalm. He was saying that he longs to be surrounded with God’s presence, enclosed and encircled with holiness.

(d) The meaning of the Hebrew word for “beauty” (no’am) is not easily conveyed by one English word. It can also be translated “sweetness,” “pleasantness,” “friendliness,” “graciousness,” “goodness,” “loveliness,” “splendor,” or “delightfulness.” Take each of these terms and read the verse again, inserting the possible alternatives. We must be captured by the awesomeness of God each time we come before Him and rejoice in His friendship. 

(e) The Hebrew verb baqar can also mean “inquire,” “meditate,” “take pleasure in,” and in a general sense, “worship,” “pray,” or “seek [guidance].” However, baqar comes from a root word that means “to arise at dawn.” Perhaps David was saying that he would arise every dawn to take pleasure in God.