According to the schedule, the Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider should be celebrate the divine service in South Africa today. Due the corona virus pandemic, the Chief Apostle decided to serve God’s children in South Africa and even the rest of the world through the Youtube via NAC TV channel from the city where he lives: Strasbourg, France.
Every children of God has decided to follow Jesus. Where He goes, we will follow. But as time goes on, the situation might change. Even things could get worse, and we might ask what God is doing. Why did he let this happen to me?
Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?”Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” The Chief Apostle used this passage from John 14: 5-6 as a basis for the divine service to answer these questions.
Just like Thomas’s confusion at that time, we also often experience uncertainty and doubt. But God’s answer remains the same: “I am the way, the truth, and the life.”
I am the way
- He is the only way to enter His kingdom. In His kingdom there will be no more distress that we still have to experience in the world.
- The Lord Jesus is the way, and we want to follow His example. We want to love our neighbours as God loves them.
- Jesus is the way, He is our example, and we want to adjust our lives to His will.
I am the truth
His teaching is true, what He tells us is true. Jesus once said: “I have overcome the world” but in reality He died on the cross. “But after His resurrection, we can truly see what it says is the truth,” said the Chief Apostle. “Believe in Him! His word will by no means pass away. let us not rely on our own understanding. ”
I am the life
He is the living God and defeats death. More than that, this means a perfect life with the Father. “He will also give this life to us!” said the Chief Apostle. He is our spiritual insurance. At times when we do not understand what will happen, let us remain faithful to follow Him. We want to remain faithful in faith, love and hope.
He will always show us the way to enter His kingdom. “May we have certainty that God is always with us, even in the situations we do not understand.” said the Chief Apostle.
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