Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you… (I Thessalonians 3:11 ESV)
Roads
There is a road nearby that I travel fairly frequently. That road seems closed more often than it is open. Finding an alternative route is frustrating, time-consuming, and disappointing.
I often have wondered why the civil engineers cannot seem to find a better way from north to south along that stretch of country-side?
I am sympathetic to their task, however. Sometimes roads are difficult to plan, create, and maintain. The landscape, geographic features, water patterns, and probably private property issues can make road-building problematic.
In life, too, some roads are tough to build. The chasm between broken hearted spouses makes for difficult road building. The walls we masoned in the past make for painful road planning. Heart highs and lows, rivers of tears, and the weakness of our hearts make some roads impossible for us to plan, build, and maintain.
But Jesus says, “I am the WAY.” He is the connector of the sundered. He is the direction in our life-journeys. He is the road on which we travel, uniting our sinful souls to our Holy God. And only He can do it.
Follow His road to the Father. Walk His road, obeying in (and through) Him. Travel His road that takes weary pilgrims Home.
His road is necessary… and His road is the only Way.