"Take A U Turn"

 

How many times when we come to a New Year Eve we are hoping for a new beginning just as the clock strikes twelve? We wish we could change things in our lives? Perhaps we wish we had not done or said something that was unkind and have truly regretted it ever happened. For my part dear reader there has been a lot of times that has happened to me. In 1976 I took a U-turn in my life and got on the right path and I strive daily to stay there.

 Ps 16:11 11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. KJV

I would like to take this verse to bits. First let’s take this part “path of life”. John 14:6 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way , the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. KJV  Jesus said in His own words that He was the way (or the path). When we start on a path sometimes we are not certain where we will end up, but if we are certain, because we have done” our homework”, we have taken the time to study and map out our direction and we have even taken time to find out if there is any hindering on the path. To do all this we must contact someone that knows the way and the path. In this journey “the path of life “ that someone is Jesus.

The world is so caught up with “life-style”, so memorized of the ownership of material things, so deceived that “the good life” represents good food and good fun. How wrong can you get thinking this way? Life is a gift from God the great creator to His most valuable creation, man. Gen 1:26-28

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image , after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image , in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. KJV

So here we are made in the image of God on a path hoping that it is the right one. Ps 16:11 in thy presence is fulness of joy; Yes dear reader we know we are on the right path when we are in the presence of God, the presence of Jesus, and the presence of the Holy Spirit. When we are in thy presence we know we are there because there is fulness of joy. As we are skipping down that path holding the hand of Jesus we are full of joy. Ps 16:11  at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. As we are in the presence of the Lord holding on to His right hand, wow we have been promised pleasures forever more.

What does Jesus tell us about how God wants to please us and give us our pleasures? Matt 7:11 11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? KJV

Jesus knew we were unsaved sinners and He had not yet died on the cross for us, but He also knew how God loved his children and wanted to bless them. He knew our Father in heaven wanted to give us pleasures forever more. So the path of life that we want to follow leads to Christ and the path of eternal life is with Christ. Perhaps you believe to find this path is very hard and to follow it is even harder. On the contrary it is not hard to find, but you must first find Jesus. Do you remember what Jesus said? John 14:6 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way  And David tell us  Ps 119:105 105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path . KJV

 John tells us  John 1:9-14 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. KJV

So there you have it dear reader, there are all the pieces that make up the map put them together to find the “path of life”. In which we all want to follow. There is just one more thing I would like to say; there is another path. Prov 14:12 12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death KJV  The path, which seemeth right unto a man is the other path I was speaking of, the mode life-style path, the good life path, this is the path that the world wants you to follow. Jesus is the light unto your feet as you follow the path of life and are joyous with the Lord and receive from Him the pleasures forever more, this is the path that God wants you to follow. I want to follow the path of life with Christ. And you dear reader what path are you enjoying today. Do you need to take A U-turn in your life? Do you need to start that new beginning, perhaps you know someone that needs to start today. New Years Eve 2012 is a great time  to take that U-Turn .  If so do it! Amen &Amen.

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