‘Except Through Me’

‘Except Through Me’

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
John 14:6

We come to the conclusion of the text upon which we have been meditating for the past several days. Here is a statement which, if words mean anything, is one of this most dogmatic and exclusive of all time. It is a statement which, if we take it seriously, should engender some decisive thought and action. From it, we should consider the alternatives. Either Christ was a liar, Who was making false claims of His Own importance; or He was a lunatic, and utterly deluded; or He was, and is, the Lord of Life. This statement admits of no other possibilities. It is a statement which, if we accept it and believe it, puts us instantly at odds with any other religion or moral philosophy which does not accept it. ‘No one comes to the Father except through Me.’ We have but to articulate it, and immediately we are in controversy with the spirit of this and every other age. So, what are we to do? To reject Christ’s claims is to reject Him. To refuse to come to God through Him is, of necessity, to seek some other way. If we are wrong here, the consequences are eternal. Let us today allow the full weight of this claim to sink down in our hearts that we may become ever more firmly persuaded of this truth. The alternative is to reject it, and the Christ Who made it. ‘No one comes to the Father, except through Me.’

Our most Gracious and Loving Savior,
You are all our Hope.
We look to You alone and stand before a Holy God,
utterly clothed in the robes of Your Righteousness.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning