John 14:1-9
1″Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. 2In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 4You know the way to the place where I am going.”
Jesus the Way to the Father
5Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”
6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”
8Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”
9Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
Related Text:
Psalm 96
John 1:1-18
John 3:13-16
Acts 4:12
Hebrews 10:19-22
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Take a Minute
You may have heard John 14:6 before. It’s probably one of the more familiar verses in the Bible, up there with John 3:16 or Romans 3:23 and 6:23. But do you believe it? Wholeheartedly? Do you believe it to the point that it changes the way you live?
What about the people that say Christians should be more tolerant of other religions? That saying there is only one way to Heaven is a pretty intolerant point of view? What about the people who say that it doesn’t matter what or who you have faith in, as long as you believe in something greater than yourself?
We live in a society that attempts to convince us to compromise our beliefs. If we’re not careful, if we aren’t active in our faith, if we have an attitude that makes Jesus just not that important in our daily lives, then we’re headed down a path that could end up with us compromising any number of truths from scripture. Don’t live just to please people or to conform to society to avoid awkward situations. Live your life to glorify God!
