“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow, and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”Matthew 7:13-14.
Everyday tasks for living can be approached with a variety of different methods. Some may be a bit more efficient than others, but differing ways are capable of leading to the same end product.
This is not so when it comes to finding life in God. As recorded in the sermon on the mount, there are many ways that lead to destruction and many people find it easily. Many are deceived by their own path, follow false teaching, or even claim to do their good works in Jesus’ name. Harder to find, however, is the way that leads to life. The implication here is that there is only one way, and that way is Jesus. The narrow gate is Jesus himself (John 10).
In our tolerant culture, this is a narrow-minded idea. When I came to know God through salvation in Christ, I thought of it more as simple. After all, the self-destructive path I was taking was proving to be rather complicated. The process by which sins are forgiven, and man is set free from the wages of his sin, is only found in confessing to and forgiveness from the one true God. Praise God for providing the way, narrow and simple.
Thank you, Lord, for making those who believe forever free. Help us follow the one true way to life, that is Jesus.
