JESUS THE WAY: OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL, 19TH OCTOBER, 2018

MEMORISE: 

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

READ : Mathew 7:13-14 (KJV)
13.Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14.Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

MESSAGE:
In John 14:6, the Lord Jesus Christ made a declarative statement to Thomas, which even today some archbishop cannot fathom. He said. ‘’I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.’’

What did Jesus mean when he called Himself the Way? After Adam and Eve fell in the Garden of Eden, there was a break in the connection that existed between God and man. From that moment, mankind has continually made efforts to find God because of the emptiness that exits in us without God. 

Revealing this emptiness and the resulting search for God,
In Acts 17:26-27, the Holy Spirit said: ‘’And hath made of one blood all nation of men fore to dwell on all the face of earth, and hath determine the time before on pointed ,and the bounds of their habitation; that  should seek for the lord, if haply the might feel after him, and find him, though he be no far from every one of us:”  

The drive to fill this void is seen in the abundance of different religions in the world today, with each one recommending its own way to God. 

Having seen the end from the beginning, Jesus knew that this time would come, and so he said very clearly to all who will listen, ‘I Am the Way.’’ He is the only way to God, and there is no other way to get to God except through Him.

Because of diverse doctrines around, you need to be careful and ensure that you have found the true God. You need to be sure that you are not just deluded into thinking you have obtained salvation and that you are on your way to heaven. 

Any other way of God that is not through the Lord Jesus Christ is counterfeit. Are you in any religion that doesn’t recognize Jesus Christ as the way to God? 

Are you in any church that glorifies her General Overseer or leader and rather than the Lord Jesus Christ? Does your church propagate its own doctrine rather than the word of God as written in the Bible? It is time to come out of such an assembly and seek the one true God through Jesus Christ.

Another thing Jesus meant when He said He is the Way is that He is the perfect example to follow if you want to please God. Don’t make any man your standard because man will disappoint you. 

Our standard is Jesus Christ and Him alone. It is possible to attain Christ’s level of perfection here on earth, and this is why and this is why He gave us the Holy Spirit when He was leaving the earth. Are you going to Heaven through the Way, and are you walking in His footsteps?

KEY POINTS: 

There is only one way to God; if you are not going through that way, then you cannot reign with Christ in paradise.

BIBLE IN THE YEAR:
Jeremiah 7-8, Luke 8:22-39.

AUTHOR : Pastor E.A. Adeboye

HYMN 5 : I HAVE DECIDED TO FOLLOW JESUS
I have decide to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
No turning back, no turning back.

The world behind me,
The cross before me;
The world behind me,
The cross before me;
The world behind me,
The cross before me;
No turning back, no turning back.

Through none go with me,
Still I will follow;
Through none go with me,
Still I will follow;
Through none go with me,
Still I will follow;
No turning back, no turning back.

My cross I’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
My cross I’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
My cross I’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
No turning back, no turning back.

Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
No turning back, no turning back.