SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
Giving
Directions
Read: Matthew 28:16-20
I am the
way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through Me. —John 14:6
Not long ago my wife’s
car needed to be towed. When I explained
to the man at the towing company how
to find our home, I instructed
him to tell the driver not to follow his global
positioning system (GPS).
Because another street with the same name as ours was
separated
from our home address by a field, special instructions were
necessary.
He assured me he would pass on my directions.
As I stood in the
driveway wondering where the tow truck was,
the driver called and said he had
followed his GPS but couldn’t find
my street number. Hmmmm. I repeated the
directions I had given
before, and the tow truck was there in no time.
Christians have a
responsibility to give accurate directions for how
a person can get to heaven
by having a relationship with Christ
(see John 3:16; 1 Cor. 15:1-5). We need to
help people see that
following their own religious “global positioning system,”
such as
good works or hoping to be good enough, won’t get them to heaven.
While
being sensitive to people’s beliefs, we need to share the true
gospel of the
death, burial, and resurrection of Christ.
Jesus said it best, “I
am the way, the truth, and the life. No one
comes to the Father except through
Me” (John 14:6).
Father, as we interact with others, may our lives and
words show Your loving grace. You’ve told us that
Jesus is the way of salvation. Help us to share
the gospel with love and truth.
Salvation is achieved by Christ’s atonement,
not
by our attainment.
Source: Our Daily Bread 2012
