Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore (Psalm 16:11 NKJV).

Those who are led by the Lord will enjoy the riches that come from him even in times of austerity. Today the Psalmist is reminding us the Lord will show us what to do and where to go; it is up to us to go there and to do it.

As we mature in our Christian faith it is imperative that we develop an understanding of who God is and where he is leading us. Too often as Christians, we become complacent and allow that complacency to dictate our future.  The psalmist is encouraging us to understand that God will show us the path of life but we must take the step of faith to follow it. Once we take that step of faith, then we will enjoy the joy and the pleasures that comes from knowing God and having an intimate relationship with him.

When we look at the life of Jesus as recorded in the Gospels, we notice that his mantra was ‘I must do the will of my father’ (Matt 12:50), ‘I only do what I see my father doing’ (John 5:19), and for him, fullness of Joy was achieved by spending quality time with his father, see Matt 8:1.

Faith is activated by action and our action demonstrates our level of faith. As the famous liberation theologian, Paulo Freire said; Faith without action is mere verbalism and action without faith is mere activism.

Today trust the Lord, give him his dues and like the psalmist in psalm 16:8 always keep the lord before you!

Read Psalm 16