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I Am The Way

Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” – John 14:6

When was the last time you used a physical map?

After graduating from college, I moved to Atlanta, GA. I had no job and was broke. Thankfully, a friend of a friend offered me a place to live and another friend of a friend offered me a job. What was the job?

A Courier.

The only problem was that I had never lived in Atlanta before. Now, I had a job that required me to know how to efficiently get around the city. Keep in mind, this is before Google Maps and GPS maps. To make it even more challenging, the owner of the company awarded “runs” (deliveries) based on how quickly the drivers made the deliveries.

So I bought a map of the city. A physical map book (it’s a big city) and went to work.

That map was my life-blood.

It showed me the way for every delivery.

Jesus said, “I Am the way.”

What does this mean?

This means there is no other way to the Father, no other way to eternal life and heaven.

  • All religions are not the same. There is no other way to the Father, but by faith in Jesus. It’s a hard thing to say, today. You may be called a bigot, intolerant, an islamophobe, or worse. However, it is true…no matter how many people are offended. It is important for you to know, so you are not deceived. It is also important to say so others are not deceived. Who knows. Maybe instead of being offended, the person may believe and be saved. It’s worth risking the insult.
  • You are not the way. Even as a Christian it’s easy to start to think that your obedience plays a role. It can sneak up on us. I haven’t done x in weeks. I’m definitely good with God! Or…I’ve been struggling so much lately. Am I even a Christian? Either way, you need to hear Christ’s words. He is the way, not you. That’s one of the reasons it’s so important for us to hear that each week in church and in our daily time in God’s Word. We need to keep hearing it.

So, hear it again, today.

Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” – John 14:6

Dear Jesus,

Thank You for saving me. I could never have saved myself. Continue to remind me of that. Protect me from false teachings and false religions and give me the boldness to tell others about You.

Amen.

In Christ’s Service,

Pastor Kurt