Do This to Get Closer to God
Part of Think Ahead—Midweek Series
May 1, 2024

“If you could ask God for one thing, what would you ask Him
to do for you?”


A Man After God’s Own Heart


In this series

• Job- Pursue purity.
• Hannah-Trust God.
• Nicodemus- Seek truth.
• Abraham- Obey God.
• Joesph- Believe God’s calling.
• David- Prioritize intimacy with God.


There is no such thing as intimacy without intentionality.


Psalm 27:4

One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may
dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on
the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.


Why Do I Prioritize Intimacy With God?

1.I’m desperate for God’s presence.


Psalm 63:1-3 NIV
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my
whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is
no water. 2I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power
and your glory. 3Because your love is better than life, my lips will
glorify you.


Why Do I Prioritize Intimacy With God?

1.I’m desperate for God’s presence.

2.I’m desperate for God’s Word.


Psalm 19:7-8, 10 NLT

The instructions of the LORD are perfect, reviving the soul. The
decrees of the LORD are trustworthy … 8 The commandments of
the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of the
LORD are clear, giving insight for living. … 10 They are more
desirable than gold … They are sweeter than honey …


Why Do I Prioritize Intimacy With God?

1.I’m desperate for God’s presence.

2.I’m desperate for God’s Word.
3.I’m desperate for God’s Church.


Psalm 122:1 NIV

I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of
the LORD.”


Psalm 92:13 NIV
[The righteous are] planted in the house of the LORD, they will
flourish in the courts of our God.