Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - The Path to Heaven - #8160

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

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There have been a few times in my life…OK, more than a few when I’ve thought I was driving full speed toward the destination I wanted, only to find out that I was hopelessly lost on the wrong road. Now as stupid as those mistakes might have been, there were no lasting consequences. That’s why I’m so glad that someone told me how to get to the one destination I do not want to miss called heaven. Because if I miss the right road on that one, I’ll be lost forever.

I’m Ron Hutchcraft, and I heard a story that tells us a lot about the road to heaven. This missionary was lost in a dense jungle, and he came upon a village in the middle of all these trees, and he asked a resident to lead him out. The villager said, “Okay.” Well, they walked for about an hour, and the villager walked ahead of him chopping his way through the foliage with a machete. Eventually, the missionary said, “Are you sure we’re going the right way? Isn’t there a path somewhere?” The villager smiled and he just said, “Friend, I am the path.”

I’ll tell you, that’s pretty much what Jesus said when He told us how to get to His Father’s Heaven. He said, ”I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6 ). We live in a culture that encourages pluralism, many ways to God. How can Jesus make this claim? What keeps us out of heaven is our sin; sin has a death penalty and can only be paid by someone dying. Only Jesus could or would die in our place to pay that penalty. The only hope we have is to grab Jesus as our only hope. It’s not Christianity that gets you to heaven. Jesus doesn’t show you the path. He is the path.

This might be your day to begin a relationship with Him. A lot of people have found that at our website. It’s ALifeThatMatters.org because God put you here to live a life that matters.

This radio program references: John 14:6