As believers, we have the goodness of God within us, enabling us to walk in His favor. The Holy Spirit’s role guarantees our salvation through Christ—and is a gift that far outweighs material blessings; it is the powerful anointing and guidance in a believer’s life (Luke 11:11-13). The promise of the Holy Spirit is for everyone who accepts Jesus Christ (Acts 2:38-39).
The path of life—the Bible—outlines how we are to walk in fullness. The Lord makes known to His followers how to enjoy His presence—through the fulfillment of the covenant—the relationship and promises established through Jesus (Ps. 16:11, ESV).
People change when they receive the Holy Spirit because they experience God’s kindness. It is by God’s compassion that we are saved, not by ourselves. Our new lives reflect His goodness, and we stop being full of hate and evil. Without the gift of the Holy Spirit through Christ, there is no real goodness in us. Once it is received, we become gentle and treat others with the same love and kindness God shows, because of the forgiveness of our sins and the new life we receive (Titus 3:4-7).
It is hard to live in a world surrounded by evil—still, we have hope.
“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not grow weary; they shall walk and not faint” (Is. 40:31).
In other words, faith in God’s promise empowers us to endure while we wait. As we travel through life’s valleys, we sometimes must be still, in awe of an amazing Creator who reminds us to “Be still and know that I am God” (Ps. 46:10). This verse carries remarkable weight when we pause to reflect on who God is and on the fact that all our worldly problems are temporary and no comparison to the life we are promised as heirs to the throne of Christ. While our full inheritance is in the future, the fullness of joy mentioned in Psalm 16 is something we, as believers, can tap into right now, even before reaching heaven.
As we “walk in His favor,” we are also called to be the hands and feet of that goodness to the people around us—perhaps through service or simple acts of integrity in our daily work. When we live this way, we experience the reality of the Psalmist’s words: “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore” (Ps. 16:11).
Which area of your life needs the ‘stillness’ of Psalm 46 today? Take a moment to breathe and remember whose hands hold your future.
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