The path of life

Charles Spurgeon, et al.

(You will find it helpful to LISTEN to the Audio, as you READ the text below.)

Psalm 16:11,
"You have made known to me the path of life;
 You will fill me with joy in Your presence,
 with eternal pleasures at Your right hand."

This is the language of one who knows his God, who has walked with Him, and who has learned that there is no joy like that which comes from the conscious nearness of God.

How great is the mercy of our God, that He has not left us to grope in darkness or stumble blindly through a world cursed by sin. Earthly joys always disappoint, decay, and die.

But in His infinite grace, He has made known to us the path of life--a path not known by the wisdom of man, nor paved by human merit, but graciously revealed through His Word and perfectly embodied in Jesus. He is the only path of life--the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Outside of Him, there is no life at all--only despair, death, and damnation.

The world offers many paths--broad paths of avarice, pleasure, and pride--but these all lead to eternal destruction. The path of life is narrow. It is marked by humility, faith, repentance, and obedience. It leads upward, against the sinful customs of the age, and can only be walked by those whose eyes have been opened by the sovereign working of the Spirit.

For those who walk this path, even though it is steep and narrow, it ends in the presence of God, where there is fullness of joy. Not the hollow joys of earthly gain, or temporary relief; but deep, abiding, soul-satisfying joy--in the presence of Jesus, our precious Savior.

In Heaven, sin will be gone, sorrow will vanish, and every holy longing will be satisfied. The pleasures that await are not fleeting or shallow--they are everlasting delights; pure, perfect, and ever-increasing--poured out by the God who delights to bless His redeemed people. Oh, how glorious is our destination!

Brethren, do not envy the foolish and fleeting pleasures of the wicked. Fix your eyes on Jesus, and follow in His path with steady steps and a trusting heart. Jesus Himself is our portion, and in His presence is joy unspeakable and full of glory.