# 31. 2017 Dev. Mt.7:13-14. The Narrow Path. The purpose of these devotionals is to draw closer to God and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living with family, friends and others. All passages are taken from the NIV.
Matthew 7:13-14
13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.”
Dev. 30 is good preparation for Dev. 31. Jesus continues with His teaching by making a comparison of the ways (paths) that are available to us in this life. There are only two paths in this life, the broad and the narrow! The narrow path is entered by a small gate. The gate is closed yet it is open to everyone. That is the beauty of this small gate, no one is disqualified, not by our actions or thoughts but they must be former actions and thinking. The gate is opened by repentance and by putting your trust in Jesus. It is a low gate, one must bow low in humility to go through, perhaps crawl through in sorrowful confession to God and leave all worldly attitudes behind.
What is this foot path like? Once on the path Eternal Life is assured, that is the goal but the journey is also important because the path follows the Kingdom of God. Few people find this path Jesus tells us, it could be a lonely journey. Much of it is uphill and it takes us though the wilderness. There are challenges at every turn but the path is scattered with God’s blessings: family, faithful friends, spiritual challenges and spiritual highs not easily explained. It is a tough trip, valleys and mountain tops, but it is a trip with Jesus walking at our side. The path is hard to describe; God makes our journeys unique but He prepares each one for life evermore.
Not so the wide gate, it is standing wide open with every temptation known to mankind. It is so wide you may drive through in your Cadillac convertible, smooth is the way, down hill, not a pot hole in site. People cruse along in confidence not knowing their fate, not believing in the after life. Thankfully some turn back to find the narrow way. That is our calling; to point people in the right direction and demonstrate the love of Jesus (John 3: 16-18). Those who ignore God’s call go merrily on their way but there is a horrible crash along the way and not a one survives!
Stay on the narrow path and take others with you by God’s grace!
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