BC - Day 311

He is Risen!!!!

I hope you all have a joyous day in the Lord as you celebrate the resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ!  Praise God -- He overcame!

Jeremy Camp - Overcome

Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?" 


Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me."  John 14: 5,6


Footnote:  This is one of the most basic and important passages in Scripture.  How can we know the way to God?  Only through Jesus.  Jesus is the way because he is both God and man.  By uniting our lives with his, we are united with God.  Trust Jesus to take you to the Father, and all the benefits of being God's child will be yours.

Jesus says he is the only way to God the Father.  Some people may argue that this way is too narrow.  In reality, it is wide enough for the whole world, if the world chooses to accept it.  Instead of worrying about how limited it sounds to have only one way, we should be saying, "Thank you, God, for providing a sure way to get to you!"  


As the way, Jesus is our path to the Father.  As the truth, he is the reality of all God's promises.  As the life, he joins his divine life to ours, both now and eternally.


Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me.  John 14:21


Footnote:  Jesus said that his followers show their love for him by obeying him.  Love is more than lovely words; it is commitment and conduct.  If you love Christ, then prove it by obeying what he says in his Word.


I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.  John 15:11


Footnote:  When things are going well, we feel elated.  When hardships come, we sink into depression.  But true joy transcends the rolling waves of circumstance.  Joy comes from a consistent relationship with Jesus Christ.  When our lives are intertwined with his, he will help us walk through adversity without sinking into debilitating lows and manage prosperity without moving into deceptive highs.  The joy of living with Jesus Christ daily will keep us level-headed, no matter how high or low our circumstances.


Now this is eternal life:  that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.  John 17:3


Footnote:  How do we get eternal life?  Jesus tells us clearly here -- by knowing God the Father himself through his Son, Jesus Christ.  Eternal life requires entering into a personal relationship with God in Jesus Christ.  When we admit our sin and turn away from it, Christ's love lives in us by the Holy Spirit.


JUST KEEP READING.........

All footnotes in italics taken from Life Application Study Bible, International Version.