John 14:6 NLT
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.”
Beloved,
Jesus is our great pillar. We have studied Him as our firm foundation. We have discussed the fact that He is truth and love. We have established that He makes intercession for us. Today, we discuss Jesus as the way. He is the way to establishing His Fathers kingdom in your personal life and on earth. He is the way to the Father. How do we get to the Father through Christ Jesus? You must hear Him.
Simply put, the kingdom of God is His reign and His word, fulfilled. The function of Jesus Christ as the way connotes the form and fashion by which God’s kingdom is established in our lives and on the earth.
From the time He heard the scriptures read about Him, Jesus was intentional about hearing the voice of His Father. He spent much time in prayer while He was here on the earth.
One of the ways we establish God’s kingdom on the earth is by hearing, just as Jesus did.
And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, ‘This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!
Luke 9:35
In addition to God’s word, Prayer is another major kingdom pillar we will talk about in coming days. For now, when it comes to prayer, let us establish that prayer is a two way street. Many struggle with prayerlessness, not because they don’t know what to say, it’s because they have not mastered how to hear. The Bible says:
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Romans 10:7
Hearing is an entry point in the kingdom. It is what you hear that will eventually impact what you believe and what you do.
Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
John 5:24, NKJV
Jesus is the way. You must hear Him. You must also hear His Holy Spirit.
He who has an ear, let him hear and heed what the Spirit says to the churches.
Revelations 3:22, AMP
I commend you to God and to the word of His grace.
I call you blessed. I call you NATIONS.
