Matthew 7:13-14 (NIV)
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.
Dr. John Stott's last bit of advice to his assistant
before he died in 2011 was simply this: "Do the hard thing." Stott
believed that choosing the easy trail, the road most taken, and the path of
least resistance can only end in mediocrity—even if it comes with praise. [The
Gathering, "David Brooks: A Holy Friend" (10-2-14)]
The question today is, which will you take, the narrow
gate or the wide gate? For the narrow gate leads to a narrow road that leads to
life and only some are willing and seek to find the narrow gate. The wide gate
leads to a broad road that leads to many roads of destruction. There are many
who enter because it is the easy thing to do. Will you do the hard thing today
and take the narrow gate that leads to Jesus Christ?
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