John Chapter 14 – I Am The Way, The Truth and The Life
“In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.” (John 14:2-3)
At that moment, Jesus’ departure from the earth to heaven was at hand. To prepare His disciples for the trial ahead, He reassures them that He will not leave them alone, but that He will come to them again.
He was going back to heaven to prepare a place for them (including us). And In His time, when everything is ready, The Lord promises that He will come again to take His disciples, including us, to our Heavenly home. We will be reunited with Him. Where He is, we will be there too.
What a wonderful day it will be! We will live with Him who loves and cares for us the most, and we will be with Him eternally and never separated again. We can look forward to the Day, and this promise is given to all who believe in Him.
How can we know the way to God – The Father?
Lord Jesus explains that the way to God – The Father is only through Him. No one comes to the Father except through Him (14:6). He is the only Way because in Him alone is the Truth – Truth about God, and in Him alone is the Life, for He, as the Son of God, is the only Savior who has the authority to grant eternal life. By uniting our lives with His, we are united with God.
How should we walk on Jesus the way?
Lord Jesus teaches us that if we believe in Him and to keep His commandments, it will enable union with the Father. Whoever loves Him, he will keep His Word (14:21, 23). Love is more than lovely words. It is commitment and conduct. If we claim that we love Him, then we need to prove it by obeying what He says in His Word.
Everything He commands us would be close to our heart. We would be careful to do all that He commands us with our utmost effort. That is the attitude with which we would have in carrying out His words. Do you love Him?