"Do not be worried and upset," Jesus told them. "Believe in God and believe also in me. There are many rooms in my Father's house, and I am going to prepare a place for you. I would not tell you this if it were not so. And after I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to myself, so that you will be where I am. You know the way that leads to the place where I am going."

Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going; so how can we know the way to get there?"

Jesus answered him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one goes to the Father except by me…"

John 14:1-6

Jesus is our way. The word of God records it. It is true. The pathway to God is not found by following a creed, developing moral character, or attending church. It is found by trusting Jesus to forgive our sin and to reconcile us to the Father. When we open our hearts to the crucified and risen Savior, we are on the only pathway that will bring us home to God.

No one can bypass Jesus and get to heaven.

Our Daily Bread - June 7, 2003