Jesus is the Way

Good morning, I great you in Jesus' precious name. 
It is Monday morning the 11th of July 2022, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan with a thought for today.

John 3:16 is probably the most famous Scripture verse in the whole Bible:

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” 

I want to tell you about a young man named Ed Harrison, a young horse trainer from the USA. 
He died last week in Namibia while on a horse-training tour. I had the privilege of spending valuable time with this dynamic young man when he came to South Africa on a previous trip. His greatest desire was to tell people about Jesus and he made no apologies about his faith. He would open his teaching clinics in prayer and speak unashamedly about his friend, Jesus. He is not here any longer. The question is, where is he today? We might be honest and say we don’t really know. Thomas, one of the disciples asked Jesus the same question in John 14:5, when the Lord said, “I am going to prepare a place for you,” he said, “But Lord, we do not know where you are going so how can we know the way.” In verse 6 Jesus said, “Thomas, I am the way, the truth and the life and no-one goes to the Father but by me.” Its not about being a good person. We have a saying, “Good people do not go to Heaven. Believers go to Heaven.” You might ask how we can justify that statement. Remember the thief on the cross? Minutes before he died, and he deserved to die according to Roman law, he said, “Lord Jesus, remember me in Heaven.” He acknowledged Jesus as his Saviour and Jesus said, “Today, you will be with me in Paradise.”

I sense somebody is maybe listening to this message who is afraid of death, and we are all afraid of death. I want to pray a simple prayer, because that is what Ed Harrison would want me to do.

I am going to ask you to pray this prayer after me:

Dear Lord Jesus, 

I acknowledge You as my Lord and Saviour. I believe You are the Son of God. Please forgive me for all my sins. I promise today that I will serve no other god but You. Thank You for showing me the way home.

Amen.

God bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.