"Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore." - Psalm 16:11 KJV
Jesus shows us the path of life.
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." - John 14:6 KJV
It is by the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus – the gospel – that we find the way to life. There is no other gospel, no other religion that can bring us to God. By His name in baptism we apply the blood He shed to remit our sins so we can make peace with Him, receive His Spirit, and live.
When we obey the gospel of Jesus, we receive the promise of God's Spirit, the Holy Ghost.
"Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." - Acts 2:38 KJV
In His presence there is fullness of joy.
"Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:" - 1 Peter 1:8 KJV
We do not now see the physical body of Jesus (which ascended to heaven and which we will see in the clouds at the rapture), but now we feel the joy of His Spirit when we are filled with His Holy Ghost.
"For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost." - Romans 14:17 KJV
The pleasures that come from living for Jesus far outweigh what the world has to offer.
The good choice is to turn away from sin and its path of death and to choose the path of life.
Jesus gives us a life of pleasure that is no comparison to the sin the world has to offer.
A few of the pleasures the Spirit of God brings into our life is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. (Galatians 5:22-23).
Jesus shows us His gospel is the path of life which leads to heaven. In Jesus there is fullness of joy and pleasures for evermore!
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