Reflections on LifeSample

The words of Jesus are in response to a question that had been asked by one of his disciples earlier in the evening. Jesus had gathered with the disciples on what would be their last night together and during this time, he began to explain to those present, that very shortly he would be leaving them. He encourages the disciples to not be troubled, but to trust in God. He goes on to say, that he will return and in doing so, he will take them to the place where he himself is going to. And it is here, that Thomas asks the question, ‘Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?’ (v. 5 NIV).

Several years ago, I remember hearing someone say, ‘just as all roads supposedly lead to Rome, don’t all religions lead to God?’ As Christians we know that this is not the case, and in fact, nothing could be further from the truth. It’s true that we live in a world today, where this type of religious pluralistic thinking along with many other differing thoughts and ideas of how we can connect with God are not only becoming more common, but they are also becoming more widely acceptable by many of those within the wider communities in which we live.

However, Scripture reminds us that there is only one way to God, and it is through the divine act of salvation, which has only been made possible through Jesus Christ. Jesus is not merely one way amongst the many supposed other ways to God, nor is He just another truth so to speak amid the myriad of so-called other truths that are being presented today.

In His response to Thomas, Jesus emphatically declares, that He is THE way, THE truth, and THE life and no one, no matter who you are, where you’re from or what you’ve done, can come to the Father, unless you come through Him.

Jesus gave up His life that we might have life. He invites us to share in this life, and to share His life with those ones around us.

Prayer:

I pray that you would come to know the reality of the risen life of Jesus in your own life. Amen.