The WAY: Only Jesus Is the Way Who Brings You Home. – May 8, 2026
Read: John 14:1-11
[Jesus said] “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:1-6
The WAY: Only Jesus Is the Way Who Brings You Home.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Did you know there used to be no GPS? GPS is what your phone or car uses to help you find your way when you’re lost. Before GPS, people used paper maps . . . and before that, they had to stop and ask, “Excuse me, how do I get there?” Sometimes dads especially didn’t like that part. They wanted to figure it out themselves—but eventually, they still had to ask for directions!
On the night before Jesus died, he told his disciples something surprising: “I’m going away.” He meant he would soon die on the cross, rise from the dead, and go back to heaven. But he also told them something comforting: “I’m going to get a place ready for you in my Father’s house.” That means: Jesus was going to heaven to get it ready for them—and for us too.
Then Jesus said: “You know the way to where I am going.” But Thomas was confused. He said: “Wait . . . we don’t even know where you’re going! How can we know the way?” That’s a great question. Truth is: You can’t find your own way to heaven. No map. No GPS. No human directions.
So Jesus answered like this: “I am the way and the truth and the life.” What does that mean? It means Jesus is not just someone who shows the way—he IS the way. Other people say, “Do this and you can get to heaven.” But Jesus says, “I already did everything needed to get you there” He lived perfectly for you. He died for your sins. He rose from the dead. And because of Jesus, heaven is open to you.
So when Jesus says: “No one comes to the Father except through me,” he is not trying to block people. He is saying, “I’m the only one who can bring you home safely.” Heaven is like your real home with God. And Jesus is the only way to get there.
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, thank you for being the only way to the Father in heaven, for going there to prepare a place for us in his house, and for promising to come back and take us to be there with you forever. Amen.
The questions below are to help families discuss this devotion. The questions are divided by age group as suggestions, but anyone could reflect on any of the questions as they desire.
Questions for Younger Children
- Choose someone in your family and ask them for “directions” to heaven.
- Describe one thing you are looking forward to in heaven.
Questions for Elementary Age Children
- In your own words explain what it means that Jesus is “the way and the truth and the life.”
- Since Jesus is the only way to heaven, how do we stay close to Jesus?
Questions for Middle School and Above
- What does it mean that there is only one way to heaven (exclusive), but that everyone is invited to come to Jesus (inclusive)?
- Why, therefore, is it so important to tell everybody about Jesus?
