In Psalm 16 David wrote, "You make known to me the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore" (Psa 16:11). This isn't the only place he wrote stuff like this. I suppose that's what makes it so odd that we seem to so rarely see it.
According to David, a relationship with God is not merely "safe", "salvation", or even "good". It is pleasurable. It is full of joy. So often Christianity is thought of, even by Christians, as "the sweet by and by". Someday we will find joy. Some day our tears will be wiped away. Oh, not now, of course, but someday. David (and the rest of Scripture) disagrees. Joy is found now in the presence of God now. Genuine pleasure -- not that cheapened, pricey imitation -- is with Him.
Some of us tend to think of life as "tolerable", something we put up with until we get to heaven. That's when the good stuff begins. When we think like that, we're missing out. "In Your presence there is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore." Right now.
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