WTT Psalm 16:11
תּֽוֹדִיעֵנִי֘ אֹ֤רַח חַ֫יִּ֥ים שֹׂ֣בַע שְׂ֭מָחוֹת אֶת־פָּנֶ֑יךָ נְעִמ֖וֹת בִּימִינְךָ֣ נֶֽצַח׃
Psalm 16:11 (NAS-U)
You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.
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This verse has been on my mind lately. In part it says “In your presence there is fullness of joy!” Do we have fullness of joy in God’s presence? I’ll admit I do not always have fullness of joy – but it is good when I do. When I do, like the Psalmist, it is because I make the effort to trust in God alone and not other gods or other means of living – it only comes when we rely on the Lord- joy comes too when we choose to walk in his guidance and direction for our lives – its when I choose to go a different way that I lose the joy of living. When I know the Lord is always with me, I can have that sense of joy despite whatever my circumstances may be. It is then he shows me the path of life and it is then, that in his presence, there is fullness of joy! I pray you will also experience joy in God’s presence..
I was told by a spiritual leader yeasterday to mediate on this verse for a month.
The Lord is present in my life, but not all the time.
I am pondering the meaning and means to “trust in God alone and not other gods or other means of living”. What I think I am supposed to do for a living may not be God’s deisre for me. Or it may be that I need God to make my goals a reality (which I do believe is true).
In any case, thank you for your web site. God Bless.
Anthony
Antony – the path of life or trusting God is more along spiritual lines that in regards to vocational ones. When I said, “trust in God alone and not other gods or other means of living” I was referring more to spiritual dependence on God