The Lord's Beauty

I ask only one thing from the Lord.  This is what I want: Let me live in the Lord's house all my life.  Let me see the Lord's beauty and look with my own eyes at his Temple. – Psalm 27:4 (NCV)

 

Is this what you want?  What does it mean to live in the Lord’s house?  If someone asked you about the Lord’s beauty what would you say of it?  Do you want to see the beauty of God?  Where do you think you would find such a wonderful thing?

 

The following story found: http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/stories.cgi?record=34

A small boy once approached his slightly older sister with a question about God. "Susie, can anybody ever really see God?" he asked. 

Busy with other things, Susie curtly replied: "No, of course not silly.  God is so far up in heaven that nobody can see him." 



Time passed, but his question still lingered so he approached his mom: "Mom, can anybody ever really see God?" "No, not really," she gently said. "God is a spirit and he dwells in our hearts, but we can never really see Him." 

Somewhat satisfied but still wondering, the youngster went on his way.

Not long afterwards, his saintly old grandfather took the little boy on a fishing trip.

They were having a great time together.  The sun was beginning to set with unusual splendor and the grandfather stared silently at the exquisite beauty unfolding before them. 

On seeing the face of his grandfather reflecting such deep peace and contentment, the little boy thought for a moment and finally spoke hesitatingly: "Granddad, I--I-- wasn't going to ask anybody else, but I wonder if you can tell me the answer to something I've been wondering about a long time. Can anybody - can anybody ever really see God?”



The old man did not even turn his head.  A long moment slipped by before he finally answered. "Son," he quietly said. "It's getting so I can't see anything else."

 

The Lord’s beauty surrounds us!  If we want to see God all we have to do is look around.  In the beauty of a flower, in the smile of a baby, in the majesty of a sunset, in the glory of an ocean, in the spender of the moon, in joy of our friends, and the kind eyes of a stranger there God’s beauty can be seen.  Open your eyes and you will see that you live in the Lord’s house with God’s beauty everywhere!

With hope and joy,

Garrett