Today’s Bible Reading:
1 Samuel 23; Psalm 31, 54; Matthew 7
Journal Entry on a passage from today’s reading:
Topic: Salvation
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 7:13-14
Jesus says…
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. (Matt 7:13-14 NIV)
OBSERVATION:
There is much to contemplate in these two verses. However,
let me just make an observation about one thought. We live in a fast-paced
world. We like to do things quickly: fast food, microwave ovens, instant
messaging, Instagram, Twitter, high speed freeways, etc. When we travel we will
usually take the fastest route. We will avoid side roads in favor of the
broader, quicker and more accessed freeways. When we are always in a hurry,
small gates and narrow roads spell only bottlenecks to us. Yet, when we do
venture onto a less traveled byway, we often discover sights and beauty we
never knew before.
APPLICATION:
The saddest part of these two verses is that “only a few” find the road to life. May
I be less concerned with speed on the road of life and take time to show others
to the small gate and narrow road.
PRAYER:
Lord, help me do my part to create a bottleneck of souls
passing through the narrow gate of Your driveway. Through Christ Jesus. Amen. -AP
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