THE WAY, THE WHOLE WAY, NOTHING BUT THE WAY

Not all nations who describe themselves as a democracy maintain the essential forms that make true democracy possible:  an independent judiciary, a free press, the separation of administrative, legislative, and judicial branches, and free elections.An essential pillar of a true democracy is an independent justice system that makes possible The Rule of Law.  In all the courts of the USA and Canada, from local to national, justice requires the absolute truth.  The same pledge is mandatory for any and every witness:  “Do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God.”  Half-truths don’t suffice.  In fact they are dangerous.  Embellishing the truth, adding irrelevant and/or fictional content, often distorts pure truth.  In pursuit of justice, protecting a high standard of truth is the court’s first obligation.

 The same may be said for The Way.  Jesus proclaimed in his Last Supper teaching to his disciples that he was their “Lord and teacher” (John 13:14).  Then he went on to announce to them -  “I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.”   In that one declaration he proclaimed his essence, the embodiment of God’s nature: Pure, Holy Love making possible The Way of a full salvation, The Truth of God’s love, and The Life of eternal fellowship of God with us and with each other.  He was declaring himself as The Way, The Whole Way, and Nothing But The Way.

Jesus by the Spirit is the way out of our disobedience and sin, the way to power over sin, the way to a life of obedient faith, the way to a complete cleansing from sin and growth in grace leading to the sanctified, Christ-like life of holiness, the way to an unimaginable life of service to the glory of God!  He is our all in all, our full salvation, our true vine within whom we abide as branches bearing much fruit (John 15:1-8).

All of this was for the purpose of our restoration and fulfillment to the vision of us that God had from the very beginning of creation.  All of this is Truth made possible by God’s grace through our steadfast, obedient faith.  It is not through cheap grace, but grace paid with a cost on the cross that calls for a response.  Jesus Christ is the Way, the whole Way, nothing but the Way to a destiny in Him that requires faith, brokenness, surrender, steadfast obedience, and an undivided heart given to service and glory to God.  What a undeserved blessing!  Thanks be to The Way!

Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me.

        Break me, melt me, mold me, fill me 
And use me to your Glory!