Without Jesus we’ve got nothing

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Good morning everyone,
 
Our theme for this month: “Sanctification”
 
Our Bible verse for today: “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 (CSB)
 
Our thought for today: “Without Jesus we’ve got nothing”
 
Jesus’ words in John 14:6 constitute the most important definitive statement that has ever been made. There Jesus declared, directly and unequivocally, that faith in Him is the only way to salvation. Those words are so clear and so conclusive that they leave room for no other option. If those words of Jesus are true (and they are), that means that salvation is found in no other god of the world, no other faith system, and by no other means. It’s not a matter of being a good enough person, or performing enough religious rituals, or donating money to charity, or anything else. It is faith in Christ for the forgiveness of your sins and nothing else.
 
But John 14:6 also pertains to more than just salvation As Pastor Chuck Swindoll explained, “Jesus is the Way. He is the Truth. He is the Life. Without the Way, there isn’t any going. Without the Truth, there isn’t any knowing. Without the Life, there isn’t any living.”
 
Without the Truth, there isn’t any going. That means that Jesus is the only way to heaven. We know that. It’s the common understanding of that verse. But then Chuck reminds us, “Without the Truth, there isn’t any knowing.” In other words, without the insight Jesus provides us through His Holy Spirit living in our hearts and serving as our teacher, counselor, and guide, we will never have a proper perspective on the issues of life or of eternity. Jesus embodies that truth and He reveals it to those who follow Him.
 
And then, “Without the Life, there isn’t any living.” It’s only through Jesus that we have real life – real life in eternity, but now in this world too. If you aren’t living with Jesus then you aren’t really living. For one thing, as Paul explained in Ephesians 2:1, prior to placing your faith in Christ and being born again you were a dead man (woman) walking: “And you were dead in your trespasses and sins …” You were walking through life with a dead spirit inside your physical body. Well, that explains a lot! That explains why people act the way they do. They’re walking around with a dead thing inside of them!
 
But Jesus changed all that for you. When you were born again your spirit came alive and so now, you really are living. And the fruit of that living spirit inside of you is: “Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22-23). Okay! Now you are living – and Jesus did that for you. Without the Life, there is no living.
 
Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Without Him, we’ve got nothing.
 
God bless,
Pastor Jim
 
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