Video of the Day: Clip from the 1991 movie “City Slickers”
Bible Verse of the Day:
Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really know me, you will know[b] my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” 8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” 9 Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work, John 14:5-10.
Biblical Connection:
Billy Crystal plays Mitch Robbins, an unhappy Manhattan yuppie who is experiencing a mid-life crisis. When Mitch’s wife notices his unhappiness, she agrees to allow her husband to go on a road trip with his best friends Ed and Phil. Spending two weeks as a cattle rancher, allows Mitch to slow down and get in touch with the emotions he’s suppressed. During a ride with Curly, one of the cowboys on staff, Mitch is introduced to one of the secrets of life.
As Passion week begins, Jesus starts to pour out his soul to his disciples. Just as Curly and Mitch dive into a deep conversation, Jesus reveals His connection to God the Father. After spending three years together, dabbling around and speculating about Jesus, the secret to eternal life is found in today’s passage. John goes into further details in another letter, 1 John 5:11-15. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, an answer not provided in this City Slickers scene.
Closing Song:
Leaving Jesus is written in the context of taking Jesus with you whenever you go. If you know the secret to eternal life, Romans 10:9-10, may you spread this news by weaving Jesus into your daily conversations.
by Jay Mankus
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