Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength - # 98
Michael’s book is
available through:
Abiding Life
Ministries International
Littleton, Colorado
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Michael
makes note of one of the most tragic things so many people are facing today,
including Christians...trying to “find their way” in life/to live, without
turning to Christ. And then Michael
gives two profound truths that could change the lives of millions.
DAY 97
Finding The Way
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth
and the life." --John 14:6
It is urgent today that mankind find a
way to live. So far what usually is
discovered is how not to live. Many continue to seek for the method, the understanding,
or the system that will guide them. In Africa a traveler finds many places
where there are no trails through the jungle, so he must hire a guide. The
local name of the guide when translated into English is The Way. The way is a person! In the jungle and chaos of life, the Way is not knowledge
but a Person.
It is
told in India of a young girl trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle of the
world, but she could not. Upon turning the pieces over she discovered a
different puzzle much easier to put together: a picture of Jesus. Once Jesus
was the focus, even the pieces of the world came together. He is the Way that is needed to make
our world simple. Pray
with me that God would allow us to proclaim the Way with all of the force,
power, and conviction that it possesses.
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
In Michael’s scriptural text Jesus Christ identifies Himself as “the
way.” His followers were following the
person of Christ, not a set of rules or methods. Man always wants a “law, rule, or method.” Michael used to talk about how that if he
just preached Jesus, few would hang around.
That is why in this day’s writing Michael points out so clearly “many
continue to seek for the method, the understanding, or the system that will
guide them.” All of these “other ways”
involve knowledge. Which leads to
Michael’s first profound truth in this day’s writing: (1) “…the Way is not
knowledge but a Person.” Amen. Would to God that all Christians could
receive this. The second profound truth:
(2) “He is the Way that is needed to make our world simple.”
Simple. What a wonderful
state. Simply by their own decisions,
millions make their life more complex…and less simple…because they choose a
law, rule, or method instead of The Person.
Well, amen.
By the way, one of my favorite quotes of Michael’s sayings was this:
“Jesus is The Way, and all other ways are not the way.”
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