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What is your greatest desire?

I wonder what your answer would be to the question, ‘What is your greatest desire?’ Your first answer might not be to have a better relational connection with a specific person, but it is likely to be in your top 5 as it is in mine.

We are wired to desire relational connection, and it turns out God’s greatest desire is to have a close, loving relationship with us. David wrote Psalm 27 declaring that, more than anything else, he wanted a relationship with God that meant he could behold the beauty of the Lord.

The word behold here means more than just looking at someone. It means to give your full attention to experiencing and understanding the wonder of the person who has caught your gaze.

Most of the other places where the word behold appears in the Bible are invitations from God, to experience something of who He is as a loving Father, a saving friend or an empowering spirit. However, here we are invited to join David, to take time, even a moment, to enter a space in our day where nothing matters more than being in God’s presence.

Before you start asking in prayer for guidance, let your gaze rest on the sky, or something that might remind you of God. Simply behold the love God has for you and breathe deeply.

Written by KATH HENRY