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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
"Knowing The Way"
Message summary: Do you receive reminders of truth with joy?
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“You know the way to the place where I am going” (John 14:4).
Tom
and Marsha
Neizmik are
long time
friends we’ve
known for over
40 years. The
were a vital
part of the
church we
served in
northern PA
serving in
many ways. God
has done a
remarkable
work in their
lives and they
are longtime
followers of
Christ. All
these years
later, like so
many, we still
stay in
contact.
The photo is
from a visit a
couple of
years ago.They actually arrived sooner than expected, found what they assumed to be our house, sat on the porch and made themselves right at home. Looking for signs to make sure they were at the right location they were reassured when they saw a decorative plaque in the kitchen window that said “Esther’s Kitchen” (thinking we put it up to please our daughter, Ester).
We got home a bit later than we’d planned and they hadn't yet arrived. I figured they would call and took a short nap on the couch. Over an hour later Brooksyne excitedly hollered, “They’re here!”
It turns out that my directions were a bit misleading and they had been at the wrong house for nearly 3 hours! It just happens that a young man had run out of gas up the road who knew of a “preacher” that had recently moved down from Massachusetts.
Knowing where we are going is very important and in most cases being close is just not acceptable. Tom and Marsha had driven about 200 miles to visit with us. Although their patience as they waited for us was commendable, they would hardly have considered it a worthwhile trip knowing that they were “just” 100 yards from us but were unable to see or visit with us face to face.
The daily text records an incident that took place shortly before Jesus went to the Cross. He offers His disciples one of the greatest promises of the Bible: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am” (John 14:1-3). After three years of being with His disciples and teaching them, Jesus was confident that they knew where He was going and forthrightly said, “You know the way to the place where I am going” (v. 4).
But Thomas asked a question indicating a need for further clarification and direction. I appreciate his candid honesty; “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” (John 14:5). God is ever a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him and Thomas was a diligent seeker. Jesus did not rebuke him or the other disciples, but graciously proclaims one of the most familiar and memorized Bible truths; “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).
We’ve all gotten lost at some point in our lives and I would suppose that many of you have a good story about getting lost. But God’s direction in regard to our ultimate, desired destination is absolutely complete and trustworthy. I believe the key words are, “I am”. With Jesus Christ as our Lord, Savior, and Guide we are assured of reaching our heavenly home. Are you trusting Christ today and do you know where you are going?
Be encouraged today, Hebrews 3:13
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father, to
know You is to
know the way
to eternal
life. Help us
to hold fast
to the
directions we
receive
through Your
Word. Thank
You for
sending Jesus
who bridged
the gap that
stood between
heaven and
earth. And
thank You
that, because
of Your mercy,
we have
entrance into
heaven as we
walk over Your
bridge of
mercy and
forgiveness.
Help us not to
get lost along
the way lest
we miss our
final and most
important
destination
that has
eternal
benefits.
Amen.
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"There
Is One Gospel"
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CityAlight
Our photo
of Rosie today
reminded me of
a photo from
some 48 years
ago I took
after playing
around with
our new
kitten, Coon.
He was a
kitten we got
after we
married in
1976. We lived
in a tiny
parsonage
about 20 miles
from
Springfield,
Missouri and
pastored a
very small
country church
that had been
closed for
awhile. We
heated the
house with a
"Warm Morning"
wood stove,
ate lots of
hot dogs and
pork &
beans as
Brooksyne
learned to
cook and I
worked for
local farmers.
Fond memories!
We met some
wonderful
country folk
with an
earnest faith
in Christ who
had a
formative part
in our lives,
especially an
old farmer and
his wife named
Tracy and
Beulah
Sutherland.
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