God created us with the freedom to choose and, therefore, we like to be given choices. We enjoy a menu that offers a variety of options. We want to select our seats for a long movie or plane trip. We can’t imagine living in a culture that insists on “arranged” marriages. 

But, sometimes a doctor has to tell a person surgery is their only option. When the polio vaccine was developed, people didn’t ask for another choice; they were just grateful they didn’t have to worry about getting the disease. 

Sometimes there is only one choice because only one choice is needed. So it is with our salvation. 

When Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth and the life,” he was saying, “I am the only way, the only truth and the only life.” His next words make his point absolutely clear. 

Jesus said, “No one comes to the Father except through me.” God didn’t need to send “several” sons into the world so that people could be saved. He only needed to send one because only one was needed. Jesus is the only option God gave because he is the only option that will save people from their sins. 

We all know people who didn’t like the option of a COVID vaccine. We probably know someone who died because they didn’t get a vaccine. We all had the right to choose, but the vaccine didn’t help the person who didn’t take it. The COVID vaccine didn’t seem perfect to some and they wanted other options. 

Thankfully, there are some. That isn’t true about the choice to be saved. 

Jesus is the only way, the only truth, and the only provision for our eternal life. No one comes to God except through Christ. That means everyone you know is either going to heaven or still lost. 

The Lord gives wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. Everyone will choose to believe God’s word of wisdom or something less. We don’t have another choice because Christ is the only option needed. If you have doubts, ask God to help you understand.