Tuesday, 11 February 2025
The Narrow or the Wide Way
Matt.7.13 - "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.
One major attribute of Man that God will not tamper with is our freewill to make our own decisions. The power of choice is in our hands to decide on where to go and who to follow. He made the garden of Eden in the beginning, put the man-Adam and his wife- Eve there to cultivate and feed on everything except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Adam through his wife chose to eat the forbidden fruit and the human history took a new turn as death came into the story.
Moses, the great prophet in Israel said to his people at the tail end of his ministry, "See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live" Deut.30.15 &19. Joshua would do the same too , to show that the ball was in their court to decide who to serve. It is a voluntary decision. God will never force Himself on anyone. Salvation is a choice not by force. But remember, He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? Mic.6.8
The Lord has done His part and indeed He has done His best, when Christ was sacrificed to ensure that our debt of sin and condemnation of death was duly paid for. His desire is that no sinner perishes but that all could come to repentance. Yet you need to make the decision to either accept His offer of salvation or reject it. It is a simple offer. Make a decision now, tomorrow may be too late.
- how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, Heb.2.3
- Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."Acts.4.12.
- Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John.14.6
"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household." Acts.16.31;
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