PATH OF LIFE - PART 7

THURSDAY 03 JULY 2025

The earthly or natural man always tends to imagine or initiate resource-method thinking and science-based ethics in order to come up with their humanly-inspired solutions as they recognize certain problematic issues within the systems of this world - but the righteous in the Lord actively prioritize solutions that originate from God's presence, such as Path of life. 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."

Path of life refers to a profound divulgence understood by "few" who dare to engage the dimensional accuracy of God's essence for mysterious insight or secret, emphasizing its centrality in the operation of Christian faith. It is not a General insight but a Gnostic notion that reveals solutional paths - mainly accessible through deepening encounters in His presence.

Making any "Path of life" known to the elect, implies that it is a path hidden from mere or natural man. The term "hidden" suggests that these treasured paths are not immediately apparent to anyone in Christ but are revealed through a "consciously cultivated" intimate relationship with God's abiding presence. This equally aligns with the Biblical theme of the riches of Divine mystery, where God's ways are concealed from the wise of the world but are revealed to those who seek Him wholeheartedly - from the standpoint of specialized or personalised interest.

Have you ever seen where a student is desperately seeking the attention of a renowned Lecturer or Professor for recondite information - because the Lecturer has got a widespread respect and unco admiration on the basis of the perception of his academic achievements or professional qualities? In like manner, this sort of "seeking" is a desperate expression of God's longing where a serious Christian habitually delves into the depth of His glorious presence to draw His arcane attention, which is relevant or significant enough to carve out solutional findings that could result in glorious outcomes. The versified denotation for this notable inspiration is referenced as: "Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known" (Jeremiah 33:3 NKJV).

Desiring a "Path of life" also reflects the idea that our spiritual understanding requires a comprehensive and strategic mindset that can approach any challenging situation or any problem-solving, by seeking to address the root causes through effective revelatory encounters in His presence. This truth conveys that all revelation of "Path of life" signifies the completeness and sufficiency of all the hidden treasures and lasting solutions in God's presence.

Joy suggests an inevitable aspect of spiritual experiences evident and obtainable in His presence. Then, the imagery of "pleasures at His right hand" conveys an exhilarating experience of treasures that are of immense eternal value and richness, indicating the verity that His unmatched authority is fully accompanied with munificence of highest worths.

The Holy Bible says in Isaiah 12:3 that: "With joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation!" (NLT). Zero wonder the empirical knowledge of "Joy" and "Pleasures" are often paired in God's presence, with "Joy" being the practical application that gains the rewarding influence of eternal pleasures, granting us a profound sense of fulfilment after receiving God's blessings and promised inheritance.

In the Old Testament, recondite mystery was considered as a "highly valued" Path of life. To instantiate this phenomenal verity, when Daniel was faced with a crucially-intimidating challenge, he exhorted three of his friends, namely Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, to join him and ask the God of heaven to show them His mercy by telling them the secret, so they would not be executed along with the other wise men of Babylon. During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven (Daniel 2:17-19 NIV).

In the New Testament, Christ is embodied as the way, the truth and the life. This is found in a Johannine versified literature numbered as John 14:6, where Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (NIV). This revelation postulates that no one on earth can gain undeniable access to "Path of life" in God's presence, except they come through the Lord Jesus Christ, meaning that accurate insight into any "Path of life" and its rewarding purpose is found in Christ, an ethereal knowledge that contrasts with human wisdom, philosophies, opinions, and traditions that may seem apparent in today's world. Stay tuned for part 8.

Scripture Reading - Daniel 2:22; Job 23:11; Proverbs 3:5-6; 1 Corinthians 2:9-10.

Guided Prayer:

Gracious Father, I acknowledge that you make the path of life known to me. Complete joy is in your presence, and eternal pleasures are by your side forever, which are all my heritage as a blessed saint, functioning mightily in the Kingdom of light, in Jesus' Name, Amen!