High Up
Tuesday, November 14
High Up
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. John 14:6
Sometimes life is a bit like an unknown jungle or a maze!
In the jungle, there are tall trees rising up out of heavy undergrowth, interspersed with many different tracts and pathways and, apparently, no signposts. If you’ve ever gone through a corn maze you would understand this feeling. Once you walk a few feet in, suddenly everything looks the same– there is no indication whatsoever as to which was the way out. From ground level the jungle is an impossible barrier to escape from. The more complicated the maze the harder it was to get to the seat where you could rest in the middle of the maze. But once in, there is only one way out and it’s easy to get trapped.
If you are high up, however, you can look down on the maze, and see at a glance which is the right way to go to get out of the mess you’re in. This is where God sits. While we may be low and feel like we’re in a maze, He is high and lifted up (Isaiah 6:1) and from His vantage point He can see everything that’s happening. No matter how thick the jungles of life may be or how complicated the maze seems to be, we don’t need to be lost.
Jesus expressed this wonderful truth so simply, but powerfully when He said to Thomas “I am the way!” It’s not a pathway we need to follow – it’s a Person – a Person who can see the way ahead and who longs to speak to His children and give them the benefit of His wisdom and direction. He has promised that He will show us His way for our lives.
Following Him requires us to humble ourselves, submit to His authority in our lives and walk in obedience – and we will find our way out of the jungles or the mazes of life.
Prayer for today: Thank you, Lord, that you have promised to show me the way. Help me to have my ears always open to listen to your voice so that I can know where to put my feet on my journey through life. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.