The One And Only Way

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him.

Hebrews 5:9

A man in a car stopped to ask a pedestrian the way to a certain street. When the man told him the way, the driver asked doubtfully, “Is that the best way?” The man replied, “That is the only way.”

There is only one way of salvation. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6). The last invitation of the Bible says, “And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely” (Revelation 22:17).

This is still an age of grace. God’s offer of forgiveness and a new life still stands. However, the door will one day be closed. Someday it will be too late. That is why the Bible continually warns and challenges. “Now is the accepted time” (2 Corinthians 6:2). We’re proclaiming the Gospel, asking people to come to a knowledge of the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, because it is still a day of grace, and the door of salvation is still open. When the flood came, Noah was safe and secure in the ark. He trusted God and took Him at His word. You, too, can be safe and secure in the world in which we live by believing and accepting what the world calls “foolish”—the fact that Christ died on the cross for our sins and rose for our justification. But to those of us who are saved, it is the power of God unto salvation.

This may make very little sense to this dying world. But to those of us who know Christ, it is a tremendous power and a great and glorious peace. Do you know this peace that only Christ can give? You can know it today by repenting of your sins and receiving Christ as your Lord, Master, and Savior. And you can do it right now wherever you are, anywhere in the world.

Our Father and our God, I want to follow Jesus with all my heart. I know that He is the only way to You and life everlasting. Please give me the gifts of endurance, faithfulness, and determination that I may not falter in the face of temptation and evil. Thank You for Jesus, who gives me peace, and through Him I pray. Amen.

Billy Graham, Unto the Hills: A Daily Devotional (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2010).