Have you ever used Google maps for directions, which led you on a goose chase through sides streets and eventually got you to a destination but not where you needed to be? That has happened to me several times. It is proof that all roads don’t lead to where you need to go. I ended up at the service entrance for a cemetery and had to backtrack for twenty minutes to get to the funeral I was officiating. People will tell you all roads lead to heaven, but in reality, Jesus is the only way.
1 TIMOTHY 2:5
“For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,”
Redeemed Our Debt
A mediator is someone who goes between two parties and tries to settle the differences. Courts often use a mediator to work out issues that would clog the judicial system. Jesus acts as a mediator between God and us by paying the ransom of our sin. He redeems us from a debt we can’t pay by becoming our substitute. No one can come to God and have a right relationship unless they go through Jesus. He is our mediator before God.
An Open Door
Jesus is the only way to heaven. He is the door you need to enter through to gain access to His Father and heaven. You will hear people say that all roads lead to heaven, but they don’t. Just like it takes a ticket that has been paid for to get on a train or enter a concert, you need to have your admission paid. For heaven, the only one who can pay your admission is the mediator, Jesus Christ.
Jesus Is the Only Way
While the admission cost Jesus everything, it is a gift to you. He died on the cross so that salvation can be given to you. Just like any other gift, you have to receive it. You do that by understanding that God sent His Son to pay the price of your admission through laying down His life. If you believe that He is the Son of God and that you are a sinner in need of grace, you can be saved. Receive that gift and walk in the new life offered to you.