Jesus Is Alive by David MathisSample

Our Savior is the Living Way

“I will come again and will take you to myself.” Jesus won’t just get us to heaven, but he himself will be there. And the essence of that place will be communing with him: “… that where I am you may be also.”

Here we find a shift from place to person. Heaven itself will be about knowing and enjoying Jesus. He will be there with us, and he is the way there.

In John 14, Jesus spoke to his disciples in their confusion. He comforted them by saying, in essence, “I will be enough for you.”

You know the way already, he said, because you know me. I am the way. I will be sufficient for you. You don’t need to look elsewhere; you don’t need to supplement me with anything else.

You’re disoriented, and I am the way.

You’re confused, and I am the truth.

You’re fearful, and I am the life.

Knowing me is enough, and will be enough, he says. Your search can end with me.

Jesus gets the glory of being “the way” (not “a way”), “the truth” (not just true), and “the life” (not just alive). We get the joy and peace and stability of having such a Lord and Savior and Treasure.

“The way” is not, at its heart, belief in certain principles and execution of particular actions, but trusting and treasuring a living person. The heart of Christianity is not principles to live by, but a person to know and enjoy forever.

Reflection Question

How does seeing Jesus as a living person help you as you try to discern what living to his glory looks like today?

We thank Desiring God and The Good Book Company for this gospel-centered Bible reading plan. If you enjoyed these reflections, we recommend reading the devotional this plan is excerpted from. Grab a copy of Rich Wounds by David Mathis wherever books are sold, including https://www.thegoodbook.com/rich-wounds.