The Gospel of John 14:4-5 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?” (John 14:4-5 KJV)

Confusion mixed with distress and fear always trigger the tongue to wag thoughtlessly foolish. Apostle Thomas being one of the Lord's inner circle of disciples should already be primed to understand what's imminently coming and the core of what the Lord has been preparing these last crucial moments of their being together. They've been given a heads up by the Lord many times of the unfolding climax of His mission here on earth. His imminent departure is fast coming.

They knew that He is the Messiah as Apostle Peter declared in behalf of all of them, who've been with Him all this time (Matthew 16:16). Yet, at a time as this, when the rubber meets the road - so to speak, and the reality of friction is felt, all those preparations fly out of the window and doubt peeks in. Apostle Thomas seemed to have missed that the Lord Jesus specifically said He would be the one to return and bring them to a prepared place (John 14:3). He indicates that they should know "the way to" their destination, for they know the destination itself. That's the message for us too. The Lord Jesus warned those who reject Him that they cannot expect to be where He is going (John 8:21).

We should be in the know too, and always keep this rooted in our being that in Christ Jesus by faith we are secure in the only way to the place where He is going. When the Lord asked the disciples if they would turn away, “Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”” (John 6:68-69 ESV).

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.

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