Jesus Is The Way

John (14:6)

No matter how much you enjoy where you are living at present, there's always a longing in your heart for the place you call 'home.' And how much more so for those who have been born again into God's redeemed family! 

The world has its beautiful shorelines and landscapes, but deep down we yearn, like Paul, for our heavenly Father, heavenly family and home. 'For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better I'm torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me. Philippians (1:21-23). 

Leaving this life to be with Christ, in Paul's judgment, 'is far better.' Far better than what? Anything else! Nothing here can compare with what awaits you there! No one's ever seen or heard anything like this, never so much as imagined anything quite like it-what God has arranged for those who love him. 1 Corinthians (2:9).

You ask, 'How will this transition happen to us?' At death, 'The dust our body' returns to the ground it came from, and 'our' spirit returns to God who gave it. Ecclesiastes (12:7). Our bodies will 'fall asleep in Christ. 1 Corinthians (15:18). Our God-indwelled spirits return to His presence, delighting in 'the fullness of joy' and reveling in the 'pleasures forevermore' that are found in abundance at His right hand. Psalms (16:11). While we wait, anticipating our best days, heaven's hosts rehearse for the drama of the ages, the awesome return of Christ and our accompanying Him in our glorified bodies! We say, '. Come, Lord Jesus. Revelation (22:20).


Apart from the way there is no going. Apart from the truth there is no knowing. Apart from the Life there is no living. God says, "Remain in Christ, and rest yourself. He is the way the truth and the life." Our salvation rests solely on God's strength, not our own. Our safety is in Jesus Christ's power, 'not ours. 

Our protection depends on the Father's firm grip, not ours. No one, including the devil, can see the vital union that connects us with the Lord Jesus Christ. Because it was Christ's death and resurrection that perfected us because of His finished work, not our own. 'All roads lead to Heaven.' But how can they? Judaism sees salvation as a judgment day decision based on morality. Buddhism guides your life according to the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eight-fold Path. Hindus anticipate multiple reincarnations in the soul's journey through the cosmos. Many philosophers deem life after death as hidden and unknown, 'a great leap in the dark. Some people package Christ with Moses, Mohammad, Confucius, and other spiritual leaders. Christians believe in one life, one death, and an eternity of enjoying God.

Humanist don't acknowledge a creator of life. Jesus claims to be the source of life. Spiritualists read your palms. Christians consult the Bible. Hindus perceive a plural and impersonal God. Christ-followers believe' there is only one God. 1 Corinthians (8:4). Every non-Christian religion says, 'You can save you.' Jesus says: My death on the cross saves you.' All ships don't sail to Australia, and all flights don't lead to America, and all roads don't lead to Rome. Every path does not lead to God. Jesus blazed a stand-alone trail void of self-salvation. He cleared a one-of-a-kind passageway uncluttered by human effort. He offers us a unique invitation in which He works and we trust, He dies and we live, He invites and we believe. 'The work God wants you to do is this: Believe the One he sent. Go about your Fathers business.

Reverend William Bowers