✝ Daily Encouragement (6/25/24) "Knowing The Way"
Published: Tue, 06/25/24
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(Click refresh or reload for current message) Tuesday, June 25, 2024 "Knowing The Way" Message summary: Do you receive reminders of truth with joy? Listen to our message on your audio player. “You know the way to the place where I am going” (John 14:4).Tom
and Marsha
Neizmik are
long time
friends
we’ve
known for over
40 years. The
were a vital
part of the
church we
served in
northern PA
serving in
many ways. God
has done a
remarkable
work in their
lives and they
are longtime
followers of
Christ.
All
these years
later, like so
many, we still
stay in
contact.
The photo is
from a visit a
couple of
years ago.
One
visit we'll
never forget
was right
after we moved
to Lancaster
County from
New England in
2001. At that
time we lived
in an old
rental
farmhouse the
other side of
town. This was
before GPS so
I had sent
them
directions and
they drove
down about
3-1/2 hours
from their
home in
Northern
Pennsylvania
for the visit.
We had a prior
commitment so
we told them
we might not
be at the
house when
they arrive
but we’d
return shortly
after their
planned time
of arrival.
They actually arrived sooner than expected, found what they assumed to be our house, sat on the porch and made themselves right at home. Looking for signs to make sure they were at the right location they were reassured when they saw a decorative plaque in the kitchen window that said “Esther’s Kitchen” (thinking we put it up to please our daughter, Ester). Since
they were
leading
worship in
their church
the next
morning Tom
got out his
guitar and
practiced
their music.
They smiled
and waved at
the folks who
drove by and
their daughter
walked around
taking several
pictures of
the “Weber’s
Country Home”.
We got home a bit later than we’d planned and they hadn't yet arrived. I figured they would call and took a short nap on the couch. Over an hour later Brooksyne excitedly hollered, “They’re here!” It turns out that my directions were a bit misleading and they had been at the wrong house for nearly 3 hours! It just happens that a young man had run out of gas up the road who knew of a “preacher” that had recently moved down from Massachusetts. With
their new
directions our
friends, Tom
and Marsha and
their
daughter,
Jeanette,
found their
way to our
house.
Interestingly,
all along they
were just
around the
corner at our
neighbor
Esther’s house
and we had
actually
driven right
by them
without seeing
them on the
porch as we
returned home!
Knowing where we are going is very important and in most cases being close is just not acceptable. Tom and Marsha had driven about 200 miles to visit with us. Although their patience as they waited for us was commendable, they would hardly have considered it a worthwhile trip knowing that they were “just” 100 yards from us but were unable to see or visit with us face to face. The daily text records an incident that took place shortly before Jesus went to the Cross. He offers His disciples one of the greatest promises of the Bible: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am” (John 14:1-3). After three years of being with His disciples and teaching them, Jesus was confident that they knew where He was going and forthrightly said, “You know the way to the place where I am going” (v. 4). But Thomas asked a question indicating a need for further clarification and direction. I appreciate his candid honesty; “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” (John 14:5). God is ever a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him and Thomas was a diligent seeker. Jesus did not rebuke him or the other disciples, but graciously proclaims one of the most familiar and memorized Bible truths; “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). We’ve all gotten lost at some point in our lives and I would suppose that many of you have a good story about getting lost. But God’s direction in regard to our ultimate, desired destination is absolutely complete and trustworthy. I believe the key words are, “I am”. With Jesus Christ as our Lord, Savior, and Guide we are assured of reaching our heavenly home. Are you trusting Christ today and do you know where you are going? Be encouraged today, Hebrews 3:13
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber Daily
prayer:
Father, to
know You is to
know the way
to eternal
life. Help us
to hold fast
to the
directions we
receive
through Your
Word. Thank
You for
sending Jesus
who bridged
the gap that
stood between
heaven and
earth. And
thank You
that, because
of Your mercy,
we have
entrance into
heaven as we
walk over Your
bridge of
mercy and
forgiveness.
Help us not to
get lost along
the way lest
we miss our
final and most
important
destination
that has
eternal
benefits.
Amen. Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
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Is One Gospel"
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CityAlight Our photo of Rosie today reminded me of a photo from some 48 years ago I took after playing around with our new kitten, Coon. He was a kitten we got after we married in 1976. We lived in a tiny parsonage about 20 miles from Springfield, Missouri and pastored a very small country church that had been closed for awhile. We heated the house with a "Warm Morning" wood stove, ate lots of hot dogs and pork & beans as Brooksyne learned to cook and I worked for local farmers. Fond memories! We met some wonderful country folk with an earnest faith in Christ who had a formative part in our lives, especially an old farmer and his wife named Tracy and Beulah Sutherland.
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