”Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my
Father's house are many rooms ... I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I
will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.”
John 14:1-3
I recently announced my retirement from my employer of 35 years. Reaching that decision was a deliberative process of praying, thinking, watching, listening and trusting.
It was during this time that a manager, holding a document, walked into my office and said, ”You know, we have a really good road map.” Having been given a directive three years earlier to build a new department, our team had clearly defined our “vision state” (what we would look like when we were successful) and our “current state” (our reality at the time we were given the mandate). And with that clarity, we had gone on to establish a “road map,” prioritizing and sequencing the measures that would take us from where we were to where we knew we needed to be.
So when the manager subsequently mused about our having “a really good road map,” my affirming response, “Yes, we do,” understated my joy within. At that moment it was clear that, not only was she pleased and equipped with a clear sense of our direction, but she had the means to guide her team down its path. We were all “on the same page,” and I could leave, knowing the team would reach its “vision state.” It was an incredibly gratifying moment!
On the night in which Jesus would be betrayed, it was important to him that his followers grasp his vision state ("... that you also may be where I am”), his road map (“... I will come back and take you”), and also the means for commencing from their troubled, current state (“Trust in God; trust also in me”). But when Honest Thomas confessed his lack of understanding, Jesus simplified things even more ...
I am the way. Jesus, himself, is our path to eternal life; he will take us with him.
I am the truth. Jesus' promise is sure; we can trust him to take us to where he is.
I am the life. Jesus' eternal life is our eternal life.
Throughout the centuries, countless believers have trusted Jesus, the Truth, as the Way to everlasting Life. Now it is our turn and, like those who have gone before us, our hearts need not be troubled. After all, we have a really good road map.
Yes, we do.
I recently announced my retirement from my employer of 35 years. Reaching that decision was a deliberative process of praying, thinking, watching, listening and trusting.
It was during this time that a manager, holding a document, walked into my office and said, ”You know, we have a really good road map.” Having been given a directive three years earlier to build a new department, our team had clearly defined our “vision state” (what we would look like when we were successful) and our “current state” (our reality at the time we were given the mandate). And with that clarity, we had gone on to establish a “road map,” prioritizing and sequencing the measures that would take us from where we were to where we knew we needed to be.
So when the manager subsequently mused about our having “a really good road map,” my affirming response, “Yes, we do,” understated my joy within. At that moment it was clear that, not only was she pleased and equipped with a clear sense of our direction, but she had the means to guide her team down its path. We were all “on the same page,” and I could leave, knowing the team would reach its “vision state.” It was an incredibly gratifying moment!
On the night in which Jesus would be betrayed, it was important to him that his followers grasp his vision state ("... that you also may be where I am”), his road map (“... I will come back and take you”), and also the means for commencing from their troubled, current state (“Trust in God; trust also in me”). But when Honest Thomas confessed his lack of understanding, Jesus simplified things even more ...
I am the way. Jesus, himself, is our path to eternal life; he will take us with him.
I am the truth. Jesus' promise is sure; we can trust him to take us to where he is.
I am the life. Jesus' eternal life is our eternal life.
Throughout the centuries, countless believers have trusted Jesus, the Truth, as the Way to everlasting Life. Now it is our turn and, like those who have gone before us, our hearts need not be troubled. After all, we have a really good road map.
Yes, we do.
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Thanks for sharing that story! Keep praying, thinking, watching, listening and trusting.
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