John 14:5 - “... so how can we know the way?”

Sometime we don’t realize that we ask ourselves this question. As Jesus is about to go and hang on a cross He is affirming that his disciples have been trained properly and they are prepared, but Thomas ask the question, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Christ responds in a manner of, if you know me you know the Father. So how do we know Christ? Well verse 15 Christ says, “if you love me, keep my commands.” Where else do we see Christ ask if you love me? He also says this to Peter three times after his death. He ask Peter if he loves him, and then responds for Peter to go out and share the Gospel. I believe that these two things go hand and hand. Our command was to go and make disciples of all nations, are we doing this? In verse 19 Christ says that, “Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.”

So how can we know the way? We must love Jesus Christ - we do this by understanding and knowing what his commands were and are, and this is done by reading the Word. When we feel distant from the Lord we can turn to the Word and begin to learn about God. Challenge yourself to read the Bible everyday, do it for the sake of your relationship with the Lord. Each time you open it up you get to learn about God, and the more you learn the more you draw close, and the
more your life reflects Christ.