John 14:5-14. Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”
6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”
8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”
9 Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. 11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves. 12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
Before the world began, the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1). The same Word who created the heavens and the earth became flesh and made His dwelling among us (John 1:14). His name is Jesus—the Christ, the One who came to fulfill His eternal covenant of salvation for us.
Even today, God still works through His Word. When we read and hear the Word, we meet God Himself. When we receive the Word in faith, we enthrone Him as King in our hearts and lives. The Word of God is alive and active, healing our wrong imprints, rooting us in the gospel, and transforming our old, religious nature into a gospel nature (Hebrews 4:12). Through the Word, we come to know God’s absolute plan for our lives and are led step by step along our covenant journey until His plan of world evangelization is fulfilled.
Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of that Word. He is the true King who destroyed the power of Satan (1 John 3:8), the true Priest who redeemed us from sin and curse by His blood (Mark 10:45), and the true Prophet who opened a new and living way to God (John 14:6). He did not come to start a religion but to complete God’s redemptive plan as the Christ—the Anointed One. Unlike any other religious figure in history, Jesus proved His authority through His resurrection. His tomb is empty! He conquered death and the devil, declaring eternal victory on our behalf (Hebrews 2:14).
Even now, wherever Christ is preached, the same works continue: the devil’s schemes are destroyed, the chains of curses and disasters are broken, and the way to God is opened. Jesus’ words remain the unshakable truth for every generation: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). There is no other path to salvation—only through Christ. As the old hymn declares:
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
Christ is the cornerstone (Matthew 21:42), the firm foundation that endures when “the rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew” (Matthew 7:27). Every other foundation will fail, but those who stand upon Christ will never be shaken.
Wherever the name of Jesus is proclaimed, the power of God is revealed: “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12). The name of Jesus is the name above all names, exalted by the Father so that “at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth” (Philippians 2:9–10).
As God’s children, we have rights and privileges—the forgiveness of sin, victory over the powers of darkness, and the indwelling guidance of the Holy Spirit. Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would come after His ascension: “Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you” (John 16:7). The Holy Spirit now dwells within us, empowering us to overcome, teaching us all things, and reminding us of the Word of Christ.
The Spirit transcends time and space. When you pray in Jesus’ name, He works powerfully through you—mobilizing heavenly armies and breaking the strongholds of the enemy. This is why the believer’s life must be centered on the Word and prayer. Through the Word, we hear God. Through prayer, we experience His living power on the throne.
So, do not worry about anything, and do not fear the future. God still speaks to you through His Word, and He still works in you through His Spirit. The Triune God—the Father who fulfills the Word, the Son who destroys the power of Satan, sin, and hell, and the Spirit who dwells in you—is always with you.
Stand firm on His Word, proclaim the name of Jesus, and experience the power of the Holy Spirit in your daily walk. You will see the glory of God revealed through your life and His kingdom advanced wherever you go.
Prayer. Father, thank You for revealing Yourself through Your Word and for sending Jesus, the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Fill me with Your Spirit so that I may walk in Your truth, experience Your power, and glorify Your name in all I do. In Jesus’ name, Amen.