one thing......
Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.
Movement doesn't matter......................................approaching God does
Psalm 62:11-12
One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God, are strong, and that you, O Lord, are loving. Surely you will reward each person according to what he has done.
Fraility doesn't matter...............................................God's strength and love does
Luke 10:41-42
"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."
Worry doesn't matter...............................................Jesus does
Mark 10:21
Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
Things don't matter..................................................Giving does
John 9:25
He replied, "Whether he is a sinner or not, I don't know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!"
Doubt doesn't matter..............................................True insight does
Acts 24:21
unless it was this one thing I shouted as I stood in their presence: 'It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.' "
Death doesn't matter.............................................Resurrection does
Philippians 3:13
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
Regrets dont matter.............................................. Keeping going does
2 Peter 3:8
But do not forget this one thing dear friends: with the Lord a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like a day.
Time doesn't matter...............................................Eternity does
One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.
Movement doesn't matter......................................approaching God does
Psalm 62:11-12
One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God, are strong, and that you, O Lord, are loving. Surely you will reward each person according to what he has done.
Fraility doesn't matter...............................................God's strength and love does
Luke 10:41-42
"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."
Worry doesn't matter...............................................Jesus does
Mark 10:21
Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
Things don't matter..................................................Giving does
John 9:25
He replied, "Whether he is a sinner or not, I don't know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!"
Doubt doesn't matter..............................................True insight does
Acts 24:21
unless it was this one thing I shouted as I stood in their presence: 'It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.' "
Death doesn't matter.............................................Resurrection does
Philippians 3:13
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
Regrets dont matter.............................................. Keeping going does
2 Peter 3:8
But do not forget this one thing dear friends: with the Lord a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like a day.
Time doesn't matter...............................................Eternity does