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Introduction

As the time of Jesus’ crucifixion approached and he told his disciples that he must die on a cross, their hearts were distressed.

They could not understand many of the things he told them; understanding came only as they looked back and, by the Holy Spirit’s aid, recalled what he had said.

As Jesus revealed the necessity for his death and departure from them, he also gave them some wonderful promises concerning the heavenly Father’s home and the possibility of a continuing and unending fellowship with God and one another (John 13:33, 36).

In a way, Jesus knew that his disciples could not understand that his death on a cross was the only way to provide salvation for humankind.

Today we can understand what Jesus meant when he said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6).

Jesus Christ is the way out.

Jesus is the way out of slavery and sin.

Without being aware of it, people are slaves to sin.

Sin may manifest itself in attitudes, actions, or ambitions.

Those who have not made Jesus Christ the Master of their lives are servants of something much lower.

Sin not only enslaves; it also separates people from God, others, and their better selves.

Jesus alone can deliver a person from slavery to sin.

Each of us needs pardon from past guilt and deliverance from the power and practice of evil.

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Jesus is the way out of failure and the waste of sin.

Without salvation people are failures throughout eternity even if they ruled an empire or possessed millions of dollars while living on earth.

Only Jesus can pay the wages of our sin and deliver us from spiritual death and eternal torment.

Jesus is the way out of the disappointment of sin.

Faithless living always disappoints.

No one can play on Satan’s team and be a winner.

No one would want to go bankrupt, yet every person who goes through life without God follows a way that brings vast disappointment in the end.

Jesus Christ is the way through.

Jesus is the way through an uncertain tomorrow.

No one knows what tomorrow has in store.

The only thing certain about the future is its uncertainty.

Only Jesus, who holds the future, can make us adequate for what the future holds.

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Jesus is the way through a desert of difficulties.

Just as the children of Israel journeyed through the wilderness facing one difficulty after another and following the cloud by day and the light by night, so we can endure hardship as we follow Jesus closely.

Nowhere are we promised that life will be easy and comfortable if we simply trust Christ and do what is right.

God does not usually reward us by making life easy.

However, he does promise to be with us, and he assures us that no trial or trouble will be too much for us to bear if we trust him for help.

Jesus Christ is the way in.

Jesus is the way into an abundant life.

Everyone wants an abundant life.

Unfortunately, many confused people think the abundant life of which Jesus spoke is an affluent life.

It does not take much study to discover that an abundant life and an affluent life cannot be equated.

Jesus is the way into forgiveness of sin.

His forgiveness is full, free, and forever.

Part of an abundant life is awareness of being pure and right with God.

Assurance of eternal life is also part of the abundant life that Jesus came to provide.

Eternal life is given to those who receive Jesus and permit him to occupy the throne of their lives.

Jesus is the way into joy unspeakable.

Jesus was eager for his disciples to experience fullness of joy.

Joy is a condition of the heart that is much deeper and more permanent than happiness.

Happiness is the result of circumstances, while joy is holy happiness from God that can fill a person’s heart even in the most adverse circumstances.

Jesus Christ is the way up.

Jesus is the way up to our very best.

Humans were made to walk and talk with God.

They were made to worship and serve God and live by the law of heaven, which is love, rather than by the law of the world, which is greed and hate.

Jesus makes life complete.

Until one comes to know him, life at its best is but a fraction.

If you want to find the best way of living, you must go to Jesus Christ.

Jesus is the way up to God.

Through Jesus Christ, God came down to dwell among people.

He came to die on a cross to take away our sins.

By his death he removed everything that separates sinners from God.

Through faith in Jesus, we are forgiven and received by God as his own dear children.

Jesus is the way up to heaven.

Only Jesus can take a person to heaven when this life is over, because only Jesus was both competent and willing to bear the penalty of our sin on the cross.

Because he has paid the wages of our sin, he is able to offer us the gift of eternal life.

Conclusion

Jesus reveals the only way to God, the truth about God, and the kind of life that is received from God. Accept him by faith, and you can rejoice in being spiritually alive.