OUR DAILY BREAD                      Friday, December 23, 1994
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READ:  Luke 23:26-43

           HOW TO GET THERE FROM HERE

       "Jesus said to him, "I am the way,
            the truth and the life."

                  - John 14:6

Mr. Brown was driving his car in an unfamiliar city
and was having trouble finding a certain address.  So
he stopped and asked a pedestrian how to get to his
desired destination.  The man replied, "Well, let's
see.  Go two blocks north, turn right, proceed
six blocks, and -- wait, no -- go four blocks south
to the first light.  Turn right and stay on -- no,
that won't work either.  Just turn at the corner
and go west -- no, that won't do.  The new interstate
is going through there."  The man finally blurted out,
"I'm sorry, Mister, I guess I just can't get there
from here."

This story reminds me of the tragic situation in
which we could find ourselves if the Savior had not
been born.  It would have been necessary to say to a
world of sinners searching for the way to heaven,
"Sorry, you just can't get there from here."  Because
of sin, which separates us from God, we were all lost
and unable to make it to heaven on our own.

Jesus came into the world to provide forgiveness by
dying on the cross.  he alone could be the perfect
sacrifice to pay the penalty for our sins.  And by
rising from the grave, He is now the way to heaven
for all who put their trust in Him.  Because of
Jesus, we CAN get there from here!

    -- Richard W. DeHaan

 I must needs go home by the way of the cross,
 There's no other way but this;
 I shall ne'er get sight of the gates of light
 If the way of the cross I miss.

    -- Pounds

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       THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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 People will go to hell their own way,
   but must enter heaven God's way.

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 John 3-5

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