Jesus saith unto him,
I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by
me.
John 14:6
This verse is a verse
that clearly defines our religion and the foundation on which we stand… There
are 4 non negotiable points that are highlighted below that separate
light from darkness, life from death and sickness from health… There are many
religions in our societies today, many different temples, churches and
synagogues; however, today we must examine why the religions all differ and the
piece of the puzzle that divides is Jesus in the declaration made here in the
14th chapter of John… This
passage taken from the gospel of John can be the focus of separation between
religious beliefs, why because of the 4 things Jesus states about His divinity
while being the very form of man!
The first thing that
Jesus says is, “I am the way…” In traveling you can find many routes to reach
your destination, you can sometimes stumble upon a shortcut or even find that
your route is much longer than another path… Whatever the case maybe, today we
are called to remember that there are no shortcuts in reaching heaven… There
are no paths that will lead to an easy road of obtaining Salvation… The bible
records that we can go in two directions in life; the broad path which lead to
destruction or the narrow path which leads to life… The narrow path was paved
when Jesus entered in to Jerusalem, it was
paved when He carried His cross through the city and it was paved when He laid
down His life
“I am the truth…” There are a lot of false doctrines, a lot of
people trying to appease the itching ear and a lot of people who want to pick
and choose which parts of the bible they want to hold as sacred and true… I
don’t know about you, but I am tired of being lied too, tired of being
suppressed and tired of being disrespected! Jesus tells us today that all truth
is in Him; He has the direction for your life, you won’t find any gimmicks in
Him, no tall tales, no hidden fees… James talks about looking in a mirror; the
bible will reflect the flaws in our lives so that we can correct them by the
aide of the Holy Spirit… Jesus is saying I will show you the correct approach;
I will help you and mold you into the person that you have the ability to
become… I will tell you the truth (as much as it hurts to hear, as much as it
cuts deep to the marrow of your bones) and answer your every question!
“…and the life!” Jesus told us that He came to give life and
give it more abundantly… This simply tells me that I am not living until I come
to know Him… Ezekiel was faced with a valley of dry bones, they came together;
however until He prophesied to the winds there was no life in them… This rule
applies to us today; a lot of us are moving, but not living… We are active but
not alive and this passage teaches us that without Jesus, death is certain. He
came to this world to seek and save that which was lost; he died so that we
could live and live more abundantly… Jesus is life and ONLY through Him can we
live…
“…no man cometh to the
father, but by me!” This is one of the
biggest stumbling blocks for many who want to reach the destiny in which God
has called them too… Remember that before Jesus death on the cross we could not
go to the father in prayer; however as Jesus gave up His spirit the veil of the
temple was rent from top to bottom symbolizing the fact that we can now go to
God in prayer… It is through Jesus and only through Him that we obtain the
righteousness to be fit for the Kingdom of God…
In Jesus you have your being; it is only
through Him that you can find your way, live in truth, have life and be with
the Father for all Eternity…
BE BLESSED!!!
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