# 32 2017 Dev. Ps.16:11. “The Path of Life”. Read all of Ps.16. The purpose of these devotionals is to draw closer to God and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living.
Psalm 16:11
“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”.
The path of life starts in verse 2 “O Lord, you are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing”. David continues to glorify God and acknowledges his total commitment to God. Like David we are surrounded with other gods; the desire for power and influence, desire for financial gain, desire for the opposite sex, or the same sex, even sports and social media. There is no end to it but much of is not sinful in itself but in the priority they take in our lives over serving God.
David rejects everything that competes with God in his life; “You alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure”. David is confident of God’s salvation; it is one of my favorite thoughts, “the boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance”. That is true for us as well.
David also makes a messianic statement with a reference to Jesus; “you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay”. This is also a statement for us! Really? Yes, we die in Christ but we will be raised with Him to life eternal with new and imperishable bodies! The second death will not touch followers of Jesus,
That takes us to the last verse, v 11; we are completely dependent on God to lead us into the path of life. We will rejoice in God’s presence and we will enjoy God’s presence for evermore! Thanks be to God!
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