The Way

DEVOTION

THE GOSPEL OF JOHN

THE WAY

John 14:5-7

5 Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?" 6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him." 

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Although Jesus had told them they knew the way, Thomas was still a bit confused about where Jesus was going, and therefore how would he know the way to go. It is clear, especially from the response of Jesus, the he is the way and the truth and the life, of course we all know this and therefore we are not a bit confused like Thomas was. But maybe some of us are confused as we might put a lot of stock in our good deeds, or in our ability to check off all things we don’t do instead of Jesus. Of sure we know our salvation comes from Jesus, but then we start adding other things to Jesus, like our good deeds, or our check list. Yes, we should live a good a life as we can. Yes, we should abstain from behaviors, attitudes and thoughts that are displeasing to God, but who among us has accomplished that to perfection. We are but a sinner saved by grace and that is all we will ever be. Although we should not make a provision for our flesh, that is make an excuse that we are only human and therefore we will keep sinning and there is nothing we can do about. However we are human and we never will attain perfection, as if we did, we would not need Jesus. He is the way; he is the only way we will ever be able to go where he is. Where would we be without Jesus? Where would we go if we did not have Jesus? We would not even know where to go if we not have Jesus to show us the way, in fact, we would be lost. What other way would we go? We have no other way. There is no other way.