We Have to Keep Seeking and Walking the Narrow Way.

Mathew 7:13-14 talks about the small gate and the narrow road that leads to life, and that only a few find it. And Luke 13:24 says that some who find the gate will not be able to enter it. The "finding" means that there is a searching and I believe that it means searching for gate, the road, and the life. So, what is it that you are looking for? If your goal is not eternal life and you happen to find the small gate, you'll be like the frustrated few mentioned in the verse from Luke.

What I find amazing is that there are Christians who pass through the small gate and then think that's all there is to it. They just camp out on the other side, next to the narrow road, and wait for something to happen. To put it in theological terms, passing through the gate is justification (salvation), walking the path is sanctification (holiness), and reaching life is glorification (eternity in heaven with a new body). These concepts can't be all lumped together, nor can one of them stand alone. To put it bluntly, if we are not walking the path of holiness (specifically progressive sanctification) we won't reach the goal of eternal life (Heb 12:14).

There's no question about it, you're going to encounter trials and affliction. We may be tempted to give up, but I've discovered that simply crying out to God in our trouble and weakness is the very thing for which the Lord is looking (it is kind of "giving up", but giving up the self and surrendering to the Lord). In today's blog I share a word of encouragement for those of us who are going through difficult times right now.