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One Way Through the Chaos

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John 14:6 — Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.”

Have you ever noticed how exhausting it is to keep up with everyone’s expectations?

Everybody has an opinion. Everybody has advice. Everybody promises a better path. Yet all those voices often leave us more confused than confident.

That’s one reason Jon Reddick’s song “The Way” resonates with me.

His heart wasn’t simply to write a song. It was to help people find their way to God and to one another. And I think that’s what most of us are looking for.

Not another life hack.

Not another shortcut.

We’re living in a world overflowing with options but starving for direction. And here’s the paradox: more choices don’t always create more freedom. Sometimes they create more confusion.

Our deepest problem isn’t a lack of information; it’s a lack of direction.

That’s why Jesus’ words are so powerful. He never presented Himself as one option among many. He didn’t say He knew the way. He said, “I am the way.” He is the road home, the path through the wilderness, and the bridge between a holy God and broken people.

The enemy would love for us to spend our lives chasing dead ends, believing fulfillment is waiting around the next corner. But every detour eventually reveals the same truth:

When life feels uncertain, clarity isn’t found in knowing the whole path. It’s found in trusting the One who does.

That’s why Reddick’s song feels so timely. Our deepest need isn’t more advice.

It’s a trustworthy Savior.

So today, consider the loudest voice shaping your decisions. Is it fear? Pressure? Success? Disappointment?

Then spend a few moments asking Jesus to lead your next step. You don’t have to see the entire road ahead to trust the One who is The Way.

 

A MOMENT TO REFLECT

  • What voices or expectations compete most for your attention each day?
  • Have you ever followed a path that seemed right but ultimately left you feeling empty or lost? What did you learn from it?
  • Jesus said, “I am the way.” What does that truth mean to you personally?
  • What decision or situation do you need to trust Jesus to lead you through right now?
  • What is one practical way you can follow Jesus more intentionally today instead of following fear, pressure, or the opinions of others?

LYRICS:

I’ve had it with the way of this world
I’ve spent my last day chasing those lies
And now I want the world to hear me say
Jesus is the way (Jesus is the way)

I’ve had it with the schemes of the devil
He ain’t got no grip on me
Let the gates of hell tremble when I say
Jesus is the way (Jesus is the way)

You are the way
You’re the only way
For the saint, for the sinner
For the world today

You are the way
And I will follow You
Cause Jesus only You
Are the life the truth
The way

So, where You lead that’s where I’m going
Lord, I’ve got my eyes locked on You
Remind my heart if I start to stray
Jesus is the way
Jesus is the way

You are the way
You’re the only way
For the saint, for the sinner
For the world today

You are the way
And I will follow You
‘Cause Jesus only You
Are the life the truth
The way

You are the way out of the darkness
You are the way out of the storm
You are the way out of the broken
Just like You’ve been before

You are the way through the valley
You are the way on high
You make the way before me
So, I will testify

You are the way
You’re the only way
For the saint, for the sinner
For the world today

You are the way
And I will follow You
Cause Jesus only You
Are the life the truth

The way
You are the way
You’re the life the truth
The way

Written by Jon Reddick, Matthew West, and AJ Pruis

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In Christ Alone

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John 14:6 — Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Keith Getty didn’t want to play it safe. Not with his faith, and definitely not with his music. He’d watched too many church songs drift toward shallow waters. Many songs were big on feeling, but light on truth. And something in him stirred. There had to be more.

One afternoon, over coffee, he told his friend Stuart Townend about a few melodies he’d been working on. He promised to send him a CD.

When Stuart popped it into his player days later, the first track made him pause. He sat back, listening carefully. There’s something about this, he thought. There’s something quite eternal and enduring.

He called Keith. They spoke at length about what the melody could hold. Stuart said what they were both thinking, “What if this song traced the whole story of Jesus—His life, death, resurrection—and what that means for us today?”

Stuart took the idea and ran. He wrote with purpose, determined to lay out the faith clearly—verse by verse, doctrine by doctrine—yet in a way anyone could understand. The lyrics poured out, beginning not with the believer, but with Christ Himself.

Some warned them that writing modern hymns was a dead end. But the song took off like wildfire—across churches, denominations, even generations. It taught people the faith. It comforted the doubting. It fed the hungry, and it sparked a whole movement of rich, theological worship for a new era.

They had hoped to write one good song. Instead, they helped reintroduce depth to worship. This was not because they tried to be revolutionary, but because they stayed rooted in scripture.

In the end, Keith and Stuart marveled at the beauty of a simple truth: the story of Christ changes lives. It was not enough to water it down. It was not enough to be half-sure. People needed the whole story—unashamed and unedited. That was the news that turned searching souls into believers, and that was the song’s greatest gift.

May you hold that same resolve. Do not shrink back. Share the story that brings hope, because this world still needs the light that only truth can bring.

 

LYRICS

In Christ alone my hope is found;
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This cornerstone, this solid ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My comforter, my all in all—
Here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone, Who took on flesh,
Fullness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness,
Scorned by the ones He came to save.
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied;
For ev’ry sin on Him was laid—
Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay,
Light of the world by darkness slain;
Then bursting forth in glorious day,
Up from the grave He rose again!
And as He stands in victory,
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me;
For I am His and He is mine—
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death—
This is the pow’r of Christ in me;
From life’s first cry to final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny.
No pow’r of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home—
Here in the pow’r of Christ I’ll stand.

Words and Music by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend

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