Psalms 16:11 KJV
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
While this passage is a Messianic, meaning that it is prophetic of Jesus Christ, Gill says, "... as it is with the head it will be with the members in some measure..."[1] So what is true of Christ can be true for the Christian to some degree.
The goal of the child of God ought to be in the presence of God and Father and to be at His right hand. Fullness of joy and pleasures forever more are both to be found there, and I am sure, may not be found anywhere else. Sure, there are some joyful moments in this life, and there are even pleasures in sin for a season. But fullness of joy, complete satisfaction in joy is only to be found in the presence of God, and pleasures forevermore, pleasures without fail, without letdown, with no stopping are only to be found at the right hand of the Father.
I looked. There are more than a dozen times that Christ is said to be at the right hand of the Father. However, we are said to be in Christ. The way to find true joy and genuine pleasure is then to seek Christ. As our relationship with Him grows, only then can our joy and pleasures be real.
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
While this passage is a Messianic, meaning that it is prophetic of Jesus Christ, Gill says, "... as it is with the head it will be with the members in some measure..."[1] So what is true of Christ can be true for the Christian to some degree.
The goal of the child of God ought to be in the presence of God and Father and to be at His right hand. Fullness of joy and pleasures forever more are both to be found there, and I am sure, may not be found anywhere else. Sure, there are some joyful moments in this life, and there are even pleasures in sin for a season. But fullness of joy, complete satisfaction in joy is only to be found in the presence of God, and pleasures forevermore, pleasures without fail, without letdown, with no stopping are only to be found at the right hand of the Father.
I looked. There are more than a dozen times that Christ is said to be at the right hand of the Father. However, we are said to be in Christ. The way to find true joy and genuine pleasure is then to seek Christ. As our relationship with Him grows, only then can our joy and pleasures be real.
[1] E-Sword 7.7.7, John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible, Dr. John Gill (1690-1771)
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