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Jesus Is the Way
| Bro Green Mumbelunga (Ndola, Zambia)
T
he way of life is a figure that appears many
times in the Bible. In Genesis we read in
the opening chapters that apart from the tree
of knowledge, there was another tree in the
Garden of Eden, one that could give eternal
life to those who ate its fruits. This is a symbol
of the immortality that God will give in future.
But when God drove Adam and Eve from Eden
because of their sin, the way to this tree was
closed lest they should return to eat of it, and
become immortal sinners. So He (God) drove
out the man, and He placed at the east of the
Garden of Eden cherubim, and a flaming sword
which turned every way to keep the way of
the tree of life (Genesis 3:24).
There was only one way back to God’s pres-
ence and that was closed, but the work of
Jesus Christ opened the way for those who
desire to seek God. The apostles, after Jesus
rose from the dead, preached, “There is no
other way of salvation except through Jesus’
name, neither is there salvation in any other,
for there is none, other name under heaven
given among men whereby we must be saved”
(Acts 4:12).
Jesus declared, “I am the way, the truth and
the life” (John 14:6). “If any man thirst, let
him come unto me and drink” (John 7:37).
Men wander in the desert to find water where
there is none, but God has opened a fountain
and the invitation has been given, “Everyone
that thirsteth, come ye to the waters.” Sadly,
most people in their pride will not humble
themselves and they wander forth to die.
Which road should we take? The Bible often
pictures life as a journey in which we must
choose the road we will travel. We should,
brother and sister, be careful because, “There
is a way that seems right to a man, but in the
end it leads to death” (Proverbs 16:25).
Jesus said, “Enter through the narrow gate.
For wide is the gate and broad is the road that
leads to destruction, and many enter through
it. But small is the gate and narrow the road
that leads to life, and few find it” (Matthew
7:13-14). How can we see which way to take?
Jesus said, “I am the light of the world.
Whoever follows me will never walk in dark-
ness” (John 8:12 NIV). Jesus is also the way-
all who enter by that gate and follow this way,
come to the city prepared by God Himself.
There is no way apart from him. Those who
think there is another way are mistaken.
Christ is the answer to everything. Away from
him, there is speculation and falsehood. Men
will seek in vain to draw water from other
fountains.
We know the truth of the Bible teaching that
man is mortal; the life that he possesses disap-
pears once he dies, and decomposes and is no
more. How can renewal of life be obtained? By
belief and baptism into Christ is the way, and
Jesus declared, “If you had known me, ye
should have known my Father also” (John
14:7).
Brothers and sisters, this is proof enough for
us, that Jesus Christ is the only way to the
Father. Let us follow that way.
“T
wo thousand years later we find
ourselves in their place, the
Disciples of Jesus: loving the Lord they
loved, serving the Lord they served.
The world has changed strangely since
their time, but the Gospel has not
changed, nor has the commission.
“Where they failed, we find ourselves
slipping. In the fountain of their
strength we find the source of ours: the
words of love that sustained and
comforted them bring us peace and joy.
As throughout their troubled lives they
looked beyond to the final glory, so we
echo their words, ‘Even so, come, Lord
Jesus’. And while we watch and pray,
we hear, as they did, the words of our
Lord, “Lo, I am with you always, even
unto the end of the world.’”
| Bro Melva Purkis
Life of Jesus