The Holy Street People

Saturday, November 18, 2023

Messiah walked down what's now called the Villa Dolorosa. The disciples walked down Emmaus Road, Phillip the road to Gaza, Paul the Damascus Road and then Straight Street. The first believers were called the Derech-The Way. In Hebrew, Derech not only means the way, but the street, the path or the road. God's people aren't so much about places, they're about ways. The difference between a place and a way is, a place has set dimensions but a way is open ended. If you're born again, you're no longer simply someone dwelling on earth; you're a pilgrim, traveling. You're not about a place anymore, you're about the way. Your ups and downs, valleys and mountains are what you go through. Don't get caught up in the place, the circumstance, or situation. You're a person of The Way and that means someone who's always moving forward, pressing through, growing, going farther. So keep pressing on. As Paul said, "This I do, I press on." Get moving down the Derech, the road of Messiah on which you've been called to walk. You're of The Way.

From Message #1409 - Ha Derech: The Way