If It Were Not So, Would I Have Told You?
Scripture Reading — John 14:1-14
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Homelessness is a problem throughout our world. So many people live rough and feel that they have no future. Many have lost their space to the greed of others, and this becomes a bigger story every day. Conversations and action plans are initiated, but solutions are hard to achieve.
I wonder if Jesus’ disciples were beginning to feel displaced as he talked about leaving them. Jesus had talked about his betrayal and about dying and going away (John 12-13). That probably made them confused and upset, because they didn’t expected those things would happen to the Messiah, God’s Anointed One, who had come to be the Savior. But there was a lot they didn’t understand. What was going to happen next?
Jesus offered comfort by moving the conversation in a different direction and focusing on living with him and the Father in heaven. This is something we should all pay attention to. With his question here, Jesus reminds his followers that there is a secure place for each of them in eternity with him. God’s house is big, and it has many rooms.
This same promise is for us and for everyone we share Jesus’ story with. God has prepared a place for all of us who believe in Jesus as the way, the truth, and the life!
Jesus, thank you for your promise of sharing eternity with us and that you have a big house with room for all. Help us to walk faithfully with you into eternity. Amen.
About the author — Beth Fellinger
Pastor Beth Fellinger is a wife, mother, and grandmother who has more than 40 years of experience in pastoral ministry. She and her husband, Barry, have created a missional community in their neighborhood called the Ugly Couch Cafe. From serving coffee at a blue picnic table on their front lawn, to praying with neighbors, to hosting faith gatherings on a weekly basis, the Ugly Couch Cafe has grown—and nothing gives Beth greater joy than introducing people to Jesus.
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