PATH OF LIFE - PART 1

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GOLDEN NEWS ARTICLE

I'm introducing a new topic, namely Path of life. By keeping up with a continual consciousness of gaining relational intimacy with God, we can function with an expression of viable faith, which is reliant on His divine guidance and direction. More below!

Reference: Psalm 16:11 GOD'S WORD® Translation (GWT)

"You make the path of life known to me. Complete joy is in your presence. Pleasures are by your side forever."

The Psalmist says, "You make the path of life known to me..."

We must understand that this specific topic is based on practical empirical knowledge because it is all about living life from a God-given perspective. Hence, Path of life is the "route" established by the Lord. In addition, the rest of the versified statement reveals that there is complete joy in God's presence, and by His sides are godly pleasures.

Then the idea of accessing an unsearchable vastness of joy evident in God's presence can be described as a function of heavenly consciousness. The pleasures by His side "forever" imply the beneficial effects of approaching the throne of Grace, where we delight ourselves in the satisfaction of His peculiar favour to us, as we access varied dimensional degrees of His eternal goodness. Its like wallowing in the light of God's love which is characterized by infinitude. Simply put, unspeakable joy and pleasurable atmosphere are often associated with indulging in His presence, where we obtain His favour.

To expound the fullness of our versified reference in a clarified writing, I will divide the concept embedded in the passage into 3 segmentary differentiations, namely:

1. You make the path of life known to me.

2. Complete joy is in your presence.

3. Pleasures are by your side forever.

Personally, this Scripture greatly emboldens my confidence in God, because I am duly conscious to myself that God leads me in the path of His good pleasures, which in turn, increases the desire for my deeper level of His knowledge and glory. Exhortatory, if our hearts can witness for us, that we delight in God's way above anything else, then we are truly blessed because it is only through that channel of genuine commitment that the path of life is continually made known to us.  Stay tuned for the successive parts of this wonderful topic. Shalom!

Scripture Reading - Psalm 27:4; Ephesians 2:18; Hebrews 4:16; Hebrews 10:22.

Guided Prayer:

Dear Father in heaven, I thank you immensely for making the path of life steadily known to me, a state of divine influence rooted in your favour and faithfulness. Hence, my joyful exuberance is linked to an overwhelming peace and assurance found in your presence. I'm more so, grateful for the rapidly-flowing blessings that are enwrapped and acquired in knowing you, in Jesus' Name, Amen!