Last Sunday evening we closed our meeting with a song titled, “People Need the Lord.” The words of the song are simple. “People need the Lord. At the end of broken dreams, He’s the open door. When will we realize that people need the Lord?”
My prayer is that in this coming year we will all realize how much people need the Lord.
Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6) Think about this.
Without Jesus people do not have the way. They are left to wander through life without a path to walk on. This is why so many people spend their entire life ‘trying to find themselves.’ Once they find the Lord, they find the way.
Without Jesus people do not have the truth. They are left to find happiness, joy and fulfillment in lies. They put their hope in worldly things that are not secure like their jobs, their bank accounts, their spouse, or the people in their lives. When these things are gone they are left without hope. Once they find the Lord they find the one true source of joy.
Without Jesus people do not have life. Over the years I have done many funerals for people who did not know the Lord. They may have accomplished many great things and had many friends and loved ones, they may have been praised by many people for the great person they were, but when they die that all dies with them. There is nothing left. Once people find the Lord they find eternal life and the things they do on this earth have an eternal impact.
Without Jesus people have no way to the Father. As I said, I have done many funerals for people who did not know the Lord. My heart aches to see the family and friends falsely hoping that they will see their loved ones again. They wrongly believe that everyone goes to heaven and they will all be united in that wonderful place some day. But that is a lie. The only way to the Father, the only way to heaven is through the Lord Jesus Christ.
