Missed By That Much

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. The only way to the Father is through me.”

Sometimes, as they say, fact is stranger than fiction. And the particular story that I’m about to share with you very definitely fits that bill.

Ian Johnson was a young Australian man whose fiancé lived in the UK. One day he decided enough was enough, so he jumped on a plane and flew all the way over there to marry her.

Meantime in the UK, she too had decided that enough was enough. So … you guessed it, she hopped on a plane to fly to Australia. They passed through Singapore’s Changi airport at the same time, missing each other by just minutes in the airport lounge – true story.

Fact is indeed stranger than fiction, which is why sometimes it’s so difficult to accept.

So many people these days think they’re going to heaven. The prevailing wisdom goes something like this: I’m not such a bad person. If there is a heaven, yeah, I should be okay. But now, let’s turn to the facts.

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. The only way to the Father is through me.”

The idea that I’m good enough or Yeah, I sort of believe in Jesus I guess, so I must be in when it comes to heaven – let me be perfectly blunt about it – is pure fiction. The fact is that the only way to the Father is through an earnest, genuine faith in what Jesus did for you on that cross, by paying the price of your sin. That, after all, is what we’ll be celebrating in a few days’ time over Easter. So, have you made that life-long connection with Jesus? Or will you miss Him by “that much”?

That’s God’s Word. Fresh … for you … today.

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