Narrow is the path
Submitted by tcblack on Thu, 03/29/2007 - 11:47am
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During a trip up the mountain to see the Citadel in Haiti we took this narrow winding path. I won't even guess the degree or grade of the climb but I'm reasonably healthy and it made me huff and puff a bit. I can't imagine crazy King Christophe making people drag monstrously huge cannons up these hills. Not to mention the hundreds and hundreds of cannonballs which still remain in unused piles today.
The narrow path got me thinking though about the narrow way. Lots of people think they're on the right road to heaven but they are not. Still others imagine that there are many ways to get to heaven, but there is only one. The scriptures tell us there is no other way to be saved but through Jesus. Are you on the right path?
Matthew 7:13-14 "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it. "
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Yes! In the same passage,
Yes!
In the same passage, Christ says "On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.' ( Matthew 7:22-23).
Last week I was in a church where the pastor seems to preach only kind and soothing words - about a loving God and all. Correct words, but not nearly sufficient. Life is like Pilgrim's Progress, where we are constantly faced with dangers which can destroy us forever. Dangers all around! Stay awake!
I have been thinking of Paul's admonition to "work out your salvation with fear and trembling." I don't know what it means (blog fodder!), but it strikes me that a bit of fear is good in maintaining our respect and obedience towards God.
don't forget the second half
don't forget the second half of that passage: ... for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. (Phil 2:12-13)