--- title: "The Way, The Truth, The Life | The Tree Church" url: https://thetree.church/blog/2026/05/12/the-way-the-truth-the-life description: "Thomas's honest confusion reveals our own:" lang: en --- 721 N. Memorial Drive, Lancaster, OH 43130✦ Main Service: Sunday 9 & 11am✦ Movement Youth Sunday 5:30pm✦ Lancaster & Logan, Ohio✦ 721 N. Memorial Drive, Lancaster, OH 43130✦ Main Service: Sunday 9 & 11am✦ Movement Youth Sunday 5:30pm✦ Lancaster & Logan, Ohio✦ Blog (https://thetree.church/blog) Take 20: https://thetree.church/blog/category/take-20 # The Way, The Truth, The Life May 12th, 2026 by Tree Church Everyday Image: The Way, The Truth, The Life (https://base44.app/api/apps/6ac2bb755fa612c2228960ca/files/mp/public/6ac2bb755fa612c2228960ca/2b83d794b_18228690_1024x1024_2500.jpg) Take 2-3 minutes to quiet yourself and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time. Reading: **John 14:1–6** Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read. After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what you highlighted in the passage and what is going on in your life. ** Thomas's honest confusion reveals our own: "How can we know the way?" Jesus' response is stunningly clear—He doesn't merely show the way; He is the way. This exclusivity isn't arrogance but reality. When Jesus claims to be the only path to the Father, He's revealing that relationship with God isn't achieved through religious systems, moral effort, or spiritual exploration. It's found in a Person. The narrow gate isn't restrictive; it's protective. God prepared a place for you and provided the only bridge to reach it. Today, examine whether you're trusting Jesus as the way, or simply acknowledging Him as a way among many. Exclusive trust leads to exclusive peace.** **Are you truly trusting Jesus as the only way, or are you hedging your bets with other belief systems?** Now, take 10 minutes to seek God in prayer… 1. Begin your time in prayer by taking 1-3 minutes to sit in silence (You can take longer if you sense the Spirit already beginning to speak to you). 2. Pray through the things you sensed God speaking to you through the Scriptures or pray the following prayer: **Ask God to strengthen your trust in Jesus as your only source of truth, peace, and salvation.** 3. Close by taking 5 minutes to sit in silence, asking God if there is anything else He wants to speak to you today. **Faith Steps:** 1. Reflect on any areas where you’ve been relying on your own understanding instead of fully trusting Jesus. 2. Read John 14:6 again and meditate on what it means for your daily life. Posted in Take 20 (https://thetree.church/blog/category/take-20)Reconstruct (https://thetree.church/blog/tag/reconstruct)trust (https://thetree.church/blog/tag/trust)truth (https://thetree.church/blog/tag/truth)