ONE THING -- THE SPOKEN WORD

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Date Posted: 05:10:49 04/09/00 Sun
Author: Brenda Swain
Subject: ONE THING

Ps. 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.*
On April 9th, 1949 I was born into this world and just as Jesus said in John 18:37:...TO THIS END WAS I BORN, AND FOR THIS CAUSE CAME I INTO THE WORLD, THAT I SHOULD BEAR WITNESS UNTO THE TRUTH. EVERY ONE THAT IS OF THE TRUTH HEARETH MY VOICE. I have heard the voice of Jesus and know that He has chosen me to bear witness to the truth.
As I was praying this morning the Lord quickened me to search the scriptures on *ONE THING!* Ps. 27:4: is the cry of my heart and I know that God has stirred many of you with the same desire and as I searched the scriptures on *ONE THING* I found 5 verses in the Old Testament and 11 in the New Testament,on *ONE THING* I will not try to cover them all, but only those which have to do with seeking the Lord. In Luke 10:38-42: You will find a story about 2 women who both loved the Lord, their names were Mary and Martha, but, Martha was cumbered about much serving and Jesus told her that she was CAREFUL AND TROUBLED ABOUT MANY THINGS. Then in verse 42 Jesus said: BUT *ONE THING IS NEEDFUL;* AND MARY HATH CHOSEN THAT GOOD PART, WHICH SHALL NOT BE TAKEN AWAY FROM HER.
What part have we chosen today? Have we chosen that good part which is THE WORD OF GOD AND THE WILL OF GOD FOR
OUR LIVES! In order to obtain this good part in our lives there is *ONE THING WE MUST DO!* and you will find that written in Phil:3:13: Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: BUT *THIS ONE THING I DO,* FORGETTING THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE BEHIND, AND REACHING FORTH UNTO THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE BEFORE. (14) I PRESS TOWARD THE MARK FOR THE HIGH CALLING OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS.
For years I prayed verse 14 and then one day the Lord spoke verse 13 to me and told me that IF I DID NOT FORGET THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE BEHIND, I COULD NEVER OBTAIN THAT PRIZE OF THE HIGH CALLING OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS!
Today, this is to all of you who know that you are called according to His purpose, I want to encourage you to forget all those things which are behind and reach forth to those things that are before and PRESS TOWARD THAT MARK BY SEEKING FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS! Remember, *ONE THING IS NEEDFUL!* and if we choose that GOOD PART it will not be taken from us!

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