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The Only Way

(Jn14:1-6)

God is the only true God (Jn17:3).

He alone has the attributes that He has and

There is only one way to come to Him.

Faith is finding the way to the heavenly Father's house, and

The life of this faith is, unlike the people in the world with many options, walking the path of

righteousness He opened until the end.

A way or a path refers to:
1) The critical condition to move from one place to another, whether on land, water or air;
2) Someone had risked danger and already gone ahead; and
3) The right path is beneficial but one would be destroyed by going on the wrong one.

Whether they knew it or not,

All men became lost since Adam and

After he sinned the Garden became shielded by the flaming sword for

The path to the tree of life became closed (Ge3:24).

Once the Israelites put the blood of the Passover lamb and survived the plague (Ex12:6-7)

They left Egypt and followed the pillars of clouds and fire (Ex13:21-22),

As a path opened through the sea (Ps77:19), and

A way in the wilderness opened for 40 years (Dt8:2).

The sanctuary was the model of their journey from the exodus to Canaan (He9:23) and

It was for them to remember for generations:

The altar of burnt offering (the blood of the Passover lamb) ”> the water basin (the Red Sea) ”>

The lampstand (the pillar of fire) ”> the veil (the Jordan) ”> the Most Holy Place (Canaan).

The prophets, on the other hand, warned of the way of death before them (Jer21:8) and

That they ought to choose the path of life (Is26:7).

Accordingly Yeshua appeared for

As long as the first tabernacle was still standing

The way to enter the true tabernacle was not yet open (He9:8).

And He said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again three days (Jn2:19). because

Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,

He would open the way, not only to the earthly Most Holy Place or to the land of Canaan,

But to the true heaven, the Father's house (He9:11, 24).

As finished the His path and died, Yeshua said, "It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:

1) The way of life to follow was in the Father's hands (Jn10:17-18; Lk23:46);

2) Tore down the wall of sin, the gates of the angels, which had cut off the way to life (Ge1:2, 3:24; Ex26:31; Mt27:51);

3) Tore His flesh the veil and went ahead so that by His blood, by a new and living way open for all to follow Him (He10:19-20).

The Father raised Him up and

He ascended to the Father's house in heaven.

The Holy Spirit comes to the children of God (Jn1:12) and

Testifies that Yeshua alone knew where He was going and went on His way (Jn14:26; 1Ti2:4):

From His birth ” the cross ” the grave ” resurrection ” ascension” to the Father's house.

The Christian is he who has found

The only way to the Father's house (Jn14:6) and

Confesses that he was once lost in his way but now has found the way of life.

Thus, he does not turn back when facing a sea or a wall or

Stray from the way of the righteous.

Rather, he puts effort to finish the race,

Denying himself and carrying his cross to follow the Lord (Mk7:14, 16:24).

O Lord,

Now I see that

The way of the Israelites was from the Red Sea ” the desert ” the Jordan ” to Canaan,

The way of Yeshua was from the cradle ” the cross” resurrection ” the Father's house, and

The way of the Christian is from baptism ” suffering ” resurrection ” the Father's house.

Even if this path is narrow and difficult (Mt7:13-14)

Let us all stay on track and finish the race! Amen.