Hello, my friends. Welcome to another Follow Him Favorites. My name is Hank Smith. I'm here with the incredible John by the way. Welcome John.

Thank you, Hank.

John, you know the drill for each week. We just look at a single question for follow him favorites. For come follow me this week. We're in John chapter 14, 15, 16, and 17.

And our question comes right from the beginning of that John 14. Jesus says I am the way. What did he mean by that? How can someone be the way?

It's a good question and I love the verses that come before it kind of give us this context because Jesus keeps telling him I'm going to leave.

I'm going to prepare a place for you, right? I'm leaving. And whether I go, let's see Thomas says, we know not where you're going. How can we know the way? And that's where this comes from.

I got to go and leaving and prepare a place for you. He's been there leader all this time and Thomas says, how can we know the way in Jesus gives this amazing answer. I am the way the truth and the life.

No man come with another father, but by me. And so I think, oh, so it's like maybe that's a do what you've seen me do type of an answer.

Relay on me have faith in me rely on everything I've taught you and use that as your model for how to know the way for life. He's not going to be physically present with what do you think when you see that thing.

When he says I am the way it's not a direction. I wonder if Thomas is like give me directions. It's a man of living or yeah.

When do I turn right when do I turn left? How do I get to where you are? And Jesus has said that no, it's not about a GPS. It's about just doing what you've seen me do believing in me, believing in everything that I've told you.

I am the way the truth and the life. So he expands on what Thomas asks, right? Because Thomas just asks, how do I know the way? How do we know the way Jesus says not only am I the way I am the truth. I am your life.

This is how you're going to make it focus on me. It reminds me of the doctrine of covenants first look unto me in every thought doubt not fear not that's what you're going to do Thomas.

It doesn't say oh find your own way or find your own truth or something like that. He said no, I'm the truth and I'm the way. So keep your eyes right here.

I think it's a bigger answer maybe than he expected. How do we know the way I am the way I said, whoa, I'm the way the truth and the life.

I like what you said there. Can you imagine Jesus saying find your own truth. Yeah, just what I think Thomas would still be shaking his head. That's not very helpful.

Yeah, we can all vote on it. How about that? Well, I'll vote on the way. Right.

Whoever has the most money decides what the way is or whoever's the strongest. Nope. I'm the way. Yeah, absolutely.

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