Spilt Wine

Exerts taken from Desiring God by John Piper. "Suffering, whether it be sickness, or persecution have this in common: they are both intended by Satan for the destruction of our faith and governed by God for the purifying of our faith. God rules over Satan and gives him no more leash than can accomplish His ultimate purpose. God's purposes are opposite of Satan's. Christ's sovereignly accomplishes His loving, purifying purpose by overruling Satan's destructive attempts. Satan is always aiming to destroy our faith, but Christ magnifies His own power in our weakness." (2 Corinthians 12:7-10)

King David was a man after God's own heart (1st Sam. 13:13-14 & Acts 13:22) and nothing more clearly shows this then David's writings in Psalms. Psalm 27:4, David asks one thing. He writes: "One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek; 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 meditate in His temple." What is David asking for? He is asking to Glorify God and to bask in His glory. David is not asking for earthly treasures but rather, the ULTIMATE TREASURE, the eternal treasure, the heavenly treasure, God Himself. ( I am my beloved, and my... beloved is mine...Song of Solomon 6:3) He is our beloved. He is our treasure! And though David asked, he must still seek. The Devil desires to Seek and Destroy; we however, must learn to Seek and Glorify!