The Path of Life!

"You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand" (Psalm 16:11 NIV)

If we know there is a path that leads to life, there must be a path that leads to death. When we are at a crossroad in our lives--standing at the intersection--trying to determine which way to go--God makes it known to us which path we should take--if we hear Him. Sometimes, because of our haste to get where we "want to be" we take the wrong path and miss the joy that was waiting for us on the path where God wanted us to be.

There is a way that "seems" right to man, but the end thereof is death. The paths we take don't always lead to a "physical death" but they do manage to kill the soul, deprive us of joy, and deter our spirits with sadness. Those roads we choose when we allow the flesh to dictate our every move instead of waiting and listening to hear God. Most of us have made wrong turns and it took us a while to find our way back to the path were God wanted us to be--where we now know joy, peace, and love.

Was there any joy on the path of destruction we took when we did not know better?
Was there peace on the paths of confusion and chaos that we followed when we thought people were more important to us than God?
Did we ever find true love--unconditional love--along the way we chose, looking for love in all the wrong places?

Thank God for Jesus! Because of His love for us, we are now on the right path--the path of life--understanding and experiencing the abundant life that we are promised when we follow Jesus. The joy of The Lord is our strength and we know on this path, we are never alone and when we get tired or weary, He is always there--the pillar on which we can lean, without fear of it crumbling. We have access to the peace of God that surpasses all understanding--on the path of life. No matter what is going on around us, no matter how much chaos or confusion ensues from those who are influenced by the enemy, we can know and have peace in our spirits and joy overflowing.

Make sure you are on the right path--the path of life--so you can experience the joy and love of God and share it with others.

Lord Jesus, thank You for speaking to our hearts and turning us around from the paths of destruction on which we once travelled. Thank You for loving us enough to make a way for us to have access to heaven and eternal life.