Yeshua, the Way

John 14:6

Yeshua said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

Yeshua is saying here that He is the way to the Father. Let us find out in the rest of the bible what this means for us.

Matthew 7:13-14

“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

First of all I want to mention that we talk here about the eternal life with Yahweh in His Kingdom.

The narrow way with the small gate leads to life and it’s difficult to find. So Yeshua way leads to life, is narrow and difficult to find. Not many people like to go this way.

Proverbs 12:28

In the way of righteousness is life, And in its pathway there is no death.

You have to be righteous and to be on the way that leads to life. That means that you’re honest and that you threat everyone the same. You also must be honest towards yourself. Accepting who you are and live like that.

We already discovered that the way to life is narrow and difficult to find. That means that it is not so easy to be truly righteous. But it’s worthy to go this way, because it leads to life.

Proverbs 6:23

For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life

The lamp is the source of light. So the commandments are the source of light. The teaching is the light and provided by the commandments. This teaching provided by the commandments will correct you, so that you will become a disciplined person. This is the way to life.

So you can conclude that you need the commandments to become truly righteous and to find life. These commandments you can find in the Word of Yahweh. Yeshua is the living Word of Yahweh. To be as Him is the way to life. If you have life, you also will have Yahweh, the Father, our God.

Psalms 119:30

I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed Your ordinances before me.

The writer of this Psalm says that you are walking on the way of faith when you are taking the commandments seriously. We know that as well Yahweh as Yeshua wants us to have faith in them. Without faith there is no life. Taking the commandments serious is part of faith.

Proverbs 10:29

The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright, But ruin to the workers of iniquity.

The way of Yeshua is a safe refuge. To be on that way leads to a life with the protection of Yahweh. But there’s one condition. You have to live upright. You have to live righteous. You have to live like Yahweh commended. If you’re not living like Yahweh commands you, you will be on the wide or broad way that leads to destruction. Because that is how Yahweh made it.

Because it’s difficult to be righteous, Yeshua gave His life for our sins. If we’re sorry, Yahweh will forgive us. His Son took our punishment, so that there can be forgiveness if we’re truly sorry for what we did. And we are willing to change our behavior, we will get forgiveness. From that moment we are back on the narrow road that leads to life.

Because Yeshua died for our sins, He helps us to find and to stay on this narrow way to life.

Now we have discovered 2 reasons why Yeshua is the way:

1. We have to live like He lives.

2. And He makes it possible for us to be on the righteous narrow way to life because He died on the cross for us. So we can have forgiveness.

What is important for us:

1. Study the Word of Yahweh, so that we can know the commandments and we can know the way Yeshua lives.

2. Live according to that what the Word of Yahweh is teaching us.

3. Remember that there’s always a way back, when we did something wrong. Ask forgiveness from Yahweh and change your behavior.

If we do this we are on our way to the eternal Kingdom of Yahweh where is no death, pain, sickness or war. There is peace, love and eternal life.