The Way

The Way is the title to the new Jeremy Camp song, and once I heard it, it really drew me back to the simple truth in the Bible. Jesus said " I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, no one comes to the Father except through me." That statement is so simple, yet so true. I watch as people around me try to find happiness, try to find purpose to their lives, yet none of them do except those who truly know God. They run around working hard to get money and buy happiness. Others go around do good works to help others with charity and good deeds. First of all, you can't buy happiness. I can almost guarantee you that I am happier than the richest men in the world. Secondly, the good deeds and charity are exactly that, good, but they won't get you into heaven. There is only one thing you can do in this life that will give you eternal life, accepting that Jesus died for you to save you, and following his commands. I'll admit, I sometimes think that if I do this, it will help me get into heaven. Later I realize my foolishness in that thought. To whoever reads this, don't fall into that trap, don't go around doing good things to try to get into heaven, but rather do good to spread the good news of Christ. Also, don't fall into a legalistic trap like the pharisees and sadducees did. Jesus warned about that, how they go around to the street corners and in the public places to pray to show the people how "religious" they were. Jesus said that they have received their reward in full. Rather, it is the ones who do things to honor God and who really know Him who get their spiritual reward. That brings me to another point, even when things are going bad in your life even though your devoutly following the Lord, don't stop following Him. And even when you see non-believers living more comfortably and are richer, don't forget that that is all the reward they will get, because those who believe in the Savior will receive their reward in Heaven, and that reward is eternal, while the reward here is so small. Romans 8:35-39 "³⁵ Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?³⁶ As it is written:

   “For your sake we face death all day long;
   we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”^[j]

 ³⁷ No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. ³⁸ For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,^[k] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, ³⁹ neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."