The Way

 Greetings to you all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,

     John 14:5-6 says, “Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? 

Joh 14:6  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

     Can you trust your GPS to get you to your destination?  I was so lost one day as we took a GPS suggestion coming home from a trip.  It  had always suggested that I make a turn on a road that had the word “hollow” on the end of it.  This one day, I did and for the next half hour, traveled on roads not fit for motorized vehicles passing small houses with a variety of animals in the front yard, a bridge over a creek that was just a concrete slab in the water.  I finally gave up on the GPS and headed south according to the sun.  Eventually, I found a highway and resumed my trip home.

     In the above passage, Thomas is concerned about the place to which the Lord Jesus Christ indicated that He was going.  Thomas was concerned because he didn’t know the way.  Where was this strange new place?  He knew he wanted to be there with Christ, but he didn’t know how to get there.  Christ then gives not only Thomas, but the whole world, the way in which every soul can be with God in heaven.  He simply says, “I am the Way, the truth and the l ife…”  You will not be able to find directions from Herod, or from the Pharisees, or from the Roman guards.  You won’t be able to find me in the tomb, or in a castle or in a fort or in a market place.  You won’t be able to get there by doing good deeds or for completing a course of study or fulfilling a list of requirements.  You will find that it is a free gift according to Ephesians 2:8-10.  The plan is simple and profound at the same time.  It is simply, “believe.”  The world system thinks like Thomas.  We don't know the way.  How can we get there?  Some are just looking for a glass of iced tea on a cloud floating around in the sky.  Some are seeing themselves relaxing on a beach with the sound of the ocean in their ears.  Very few see themselves in a heavenly choir singing praise t o God in celestial music.  Very few see themselves casting crowns at the feet of the Lamb of God, Who is worthy.  We may not have the words to express our gratitude and perhaps our reply would be, “The man on the middle cross said I could come.”  Some people have a hard time reading an instruction manual but everyone had better read this one.  You should not miss one word of it as it shows each and everyone of us just how much God loves us.  Praise God today that He has shown us “The Way.”