We are all faced with a decision in life. Narrow gate or wide road. One of these two paths can be chosen. We have a choice—the narrow path with the Lord Jesus, or the broad path of the world. Most people would prefer there to be a third way between faith and unbelief—a mixed zone. According to the words of the Lord Jesus, however, there is no such third way. I either stand in faith or I don’t. I am either saved or lost.
Now we can think, “Am I standing on a wide or narrow road?” When I go only with the flow of the Internet, fashion, and television, I live on my terms, just for fun and only for my happiness – then I stand on a wide path. The Broad Way is the path of a person who does not have close fellowship with the Lord Jesus—and most people walk it. The narrow road is arduous and it is not worn today. Many quickly give up to make some exertion.- Should I get up and go to church on Sunday morning? think about my future? read the Bible?, forgive?, help? -All this takes effort and time.
It is also difficult to answer the questions: what is good and what is not, who is a Christian and who is a fascist, what is character and what is not, what is life, love and what is death, who is God and what is an idol. Yes, even if we tell others about faith, even that will be difficult. If we invite them into communion with the Lord Jesus and set an example of Christian character for them, this will also be our narrow path.
When you have a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, then you are given new strength to go further toward the goal described above both gates. On the wide is the inscription – the goal is death. This is not noticed by many. They’re just interested in who everyone is already going through that gate and how fun it is. Above that tight gate is an inscription – the goal is life. But, as the Lord Jesus says, few notice. Therefore, let us rather choose the narrow gate, the narrow road! Difficult, but leading to eternal life. Let us accept the Lord Jesus as a guide to our lives, so that we may walk the joyfully narrow path together to eternal life!
