The Way, the Truth, the Life

Doing chores around the house this morning before buckling myself into my chair for a long day of editing and rewriting, I couldn't get away from the thought of Jesus saying, "I'm the way, the truth, the life."

The way. To where?

The truth? About what?

The life? When, where, who?

What is He implying? We live in a world of equal opportunity religion. They're all good, no? All their leaders were divine prophets. Buddah, Muhammad, Jesus, the Maharishi, Confucius, Joseph Smith. . .

But only Jesus claims to be the Word of God made flesh. Only He came to bridge the gap between man and God. Only He paid the price for man's sins.

He backed up His claim: I'm the way to the Father, the truth of God meeting man, the life to live forevermore. How? He went to the Cross.

Look, we can't say all these dudes are good, right and true Prophets because if we do, one of them is lying. If Jesus said He was the only way, and we want to believe Him -- most religions honor Him as a good man, a true Prophet -- then the others are, well, wrong.

Their religions draw us away from the Lordship and Kingship of Jesus. 

But, let's just meditate today on what Jesus claimed. "I'm the Way, the Truth, the Life, no man comes to the Father but by me."

He gave us the Spirit to confirm His words, to teach us, guide us, comfort us. Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father even now and prays for us.

He's alive. He loves us. He's beauty. He's coming again... He's coming again... Watch and pray. Watch and pray.

Best Selling and award winning author Rachel Hauck lives in central Florida with her husband. She is a graduate of the Ohio State Univerisity and has traveled internationally as a software trainer.

But, writing is her love, and she hopes to spread the fragrance of Jesus with her words.

Her current release is Love Starts With Elle from Thomas Nelson, her second lowcountry story. Her next release, "The Sweet By and By" comes out this summer with country artist Sara Evans. Check out all of her books and musings on her web site at www.rachelhauck.com.