Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it. "For the gate is small, and the way is narrow that leads to life, and few are those who find it. Matthew 7:7-14 (NAS)

The Way is Narrow That Leads to Life

After talking about asking, seeking and knocking...Jesus cautions in Matthew 7:14 that one should seek the narrow way that "leads to life"...and that there will be few that find this narrow way.

How many times have you been tempted to choose where you go or what you do based on the wide path?  Is your religion, your doctrine or the place in which you worship chosen based on what the crowd wants or what the majority is doing?  Jesus gives a stronger warning just a few verses later:

"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven. ²² "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' ²³ "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.' ²⁴ "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts upon them, may be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock. Matthew 7:21-25 (NAS)

Do you follow or seek after just anyone who does things in Jesus' name including those who purport to do miracles or wonders in His name?  Or, are you first reading Jesus' words and praying that you will understand the will of God...then entering on the path with those that are truly doing God's will according to scripture?  Jesus concludes in chapter 7:

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts upon them, may be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock. Matthew 7:21-25 (NAS)

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