Good morning everyone and welcome back to another morning with the masters where we devote

ourselves to the Lord daily with you. Good morning you guys. We're rounding out with

day three of our devotion to the Bible app called one, which is all about the one. And as

always, there's a link to that in the description of the podcast if you guys want to follow

along. And I'm going to read the scripture and then Tori is going to pick up with the

Devote. Let's do it. The scripture is John chapter 14 verses 5 and 6 and it says this,

no, we don't know Lord. Thomas said, we have no idea where you are going. So how can we

know the way? Jesus told him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the

Father except through me. The devotional says today's Bible reference from the book of John

is clear. It's direct. It's simple. I don't know about you, but I often miss the power in

the simple. So today, let's slow down and focus on the simple truths that we've learned so far.

And John 14, Jesus is telling his disciples not to let their hearts be troubled. He will

be going ahead to prepare a place for them. Thomas, like many of us, asked Jesus for more

details. Thomas said, Lord, we don't know where you are going. So how can we know the way?

Jesus answers, I am the one way paraphrased, of course. Jesus's mission was to become the

one way to connect us was out barriers to God's love and presence. His mission was simple and

focused, but the journey behind that one mission was complex and complicated, connected with

drama from Jesus's friends, followers, skeptics, world leaders, and enemies. They were twist in

turns times of hope and discouragement, but Jesus's mission never changed. Jesus's mission

reminds me that the how is much less important than we often think. The how of the mission was

difficult and painful. The how often changed course, but the who never changed. The who remained

focused and confident. Jesus proved himself faithful and true as he faced every challenge and

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