Dear SCC & Friends,
…I am the way… ~John 14:6
Reflection #149
Stanley Jones tells of a missionary who got lost in an African jungle—nothing around him but bush and a few cleared places. He found a native hut and asked the native if he could lead him out. The native said he could. “All right,” said the missionary, “show me the way.” The native said, “Walk.” So, they walked and hacked their way through unmarked jungle for more than an hour. The missionary got worried. “Are you quite sure this is the way? Where is the path?” The native said, “Bwana, in this place there is no path. I am the path.” Sometimes the simple is the most profound. Jesus is not only the Truth and the Life, but forever is the Way. Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit, Who leads you in the way you should go. ~Isa. 48:17 The way is not only direction but speaks both of the manner and characteristics of how we live our lives in Christ. Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He, Himself is the way. ~Karl Barth~
The disciples did not always understand… “And you know the way where I am going.” Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going; how do we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life… ~John 14:4-6a Every day we are confronted with opportunities, challenges and unforeseen circumstances. If God was faithful to you yesterday, you have reason to trust Him for tomorrow. ~W. Kroll~ …Need wisdom?… I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you. ~Ps. 32:8 Need direction?… Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. ~Prov. 3:5-6 The early church was called “The Way,” as their faith and practice was observable and tangible…. He is with you always, even to the end of the age. ~Matt. 28:20 You were made for these days… Keep up the good work!
He is the Way!
Kevin