Few find it

I have been doing a lot of thinking and meditating on the words of Jesus in Matthew 7:13 and 14.

13 “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. 14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.''

These are the words of our Lord Jesus speaking to the multitudes in the famous Sermon on the Mount. ''For the gate is narrow...those who find it are few''. Salvation is not easy, in fact we are told in Phillipians to ''make out our own salvation with fear and trembling.''! It is however easy to go to hell. ''the gate is wide and the way is easy''. Sadly, I believe that there are many many folks out there that think they are heaven bound on the narrow road that have missed the narrow gate and travel on the easy road. Take easy believism for example. Raise your hand, pray the prayer, walk the isle. Is that all that is necessary for salvation? John Macarthur has rocked my world a number of times but never as much as the first time I heard words similar to these! The above can indeed be a step towards that narrow gate, there is more to it though! The way is hard! Life altering decisions need to be made! Decisions that require one to take up his cross and die to self! Don't look back like Lots wife!


How many folks do I know that are on that wide road. How many ''Christian'' folks are on that same road! C. H. Spergeon once stated that he would be surprised if half of his congregation made it to heaven (my paraphrase). I think that the same can be said for many of today's churches too! The gospel has become very very soft. Many think that is has to be soft to attract the world. Jesus did not preach a soft gospel. He says nothing of praying a prayer or walking an isle. His gospel was hard, sell all that you have and give it to the poor, take up your cross and follow me, the world will hate you because of me. Hard words, I know. What road are you on? Who is Jesus to you? A good man? The Savior? Lord and Sovereign King? Let us work our our salvation with fear and trembling knowing that JESUS IS LORD!