A blessed and reflective reading to all (".)
Luke 13 (excerpts)
...Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. 23 Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?”
He said to them, 24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. 25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’
“But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’
26 “Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
27 “But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’
28 “There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out. 29 People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. 30 Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.-- Matthew 7:13-14
He said to them, 24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. 25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’
“But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’
26 “Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
27 “But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’
28 “There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out. 29 People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. 30 Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”
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Praise GOD!
Be glad if we are able to praise God everyday we live our lives. There's an estimated 7 Billion people around the world and it is truly a blessing if we are part of God's people who puts Him first in all that we do :)
May we all contemplate on His beautiful message for all of us today, God bless.
“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.-- Matthew 7:13-14
> wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction; many enters through it;
> small is the gate and narrow is the road that lead to life; only few find it;
> Jesus is the "door" through which all must enter to have eternal life. There is no other way because He alone is “the way, the truth and the life” (John 14:6).
> The way to eternal life is restricted to just one avenue—Jesus Christ.
> the sheep hear the voice of the Good Shepherd and follow Him along the narrow way to eternal life (John 10:7-11).
> Entering the narrow gate is not easy. Jesus made this clear when He instructed His followers to “strive” to do so. The implication here is that those who seek to enter the narrow gate must do so by struggle and strain, like a running athlete straining toward the finish line, all muscles taut and giving his all in the effort. But we must be clear here. No amount of effort saves us; salvation is by the grace of God through the gift of faith (Ephesians 2:8-9).
> No one will ever earn heaven by striving for it. But entering the narrow gate is still difficult because of the opposition of human pride, our natural love of sin, and the opposition of Satan and the world in his control, all of which battle against us in the pursuit of eternity.
> The exhortation to strive to enter is a command to repent and enter the gate and not to just stand and look at it, think about it, complain that it’s too small or too difficult or unjustly narrow.
> We are not to ask why others are not entering; we are not to makes excuses or delay. We are not to be concerned with the number who will or will not enter.
> We are to go ahead and enter!
> Then we are to urge others to strive to enter before it’s too late.
Remember: "Jesus is the door;" may we never turn our back on Him and proceed to the wide gate and broad road that will lead us to our own destruction. To deny Jesus is to deny life.
Glory to GOD!
(ref: Got Questions: Bible-answered questions)
> The way to eternal life is restricted to just one avenue—Jesus Christ.
> the sheep hear the voice of the Good Shepherd and follow Him along the narrow way to eternal life (John 10:7-11).
> Entering the narrow gate is not easy. Jesus made this clear when He instructed His followers to “strive” to do so. The implication here is that those who seek to enter the narrow gate must do so by struggle and strain, like a running athlete straining toward the finish line, all muscles taut and giving his all in the effort. But we must be clear here. No amount of effort saves us; salvation is by the grace of God through the gift of faith (Ephesians 2:8-9).
> No one will ever earn heaven by striving for it. But entering the narrow gate is still difficult because of the opposition of human pride, our natural love of sin, and the opposition of Satan and the world in his control, all of which battle against us in the pursuit of eternity.
> The exhortation to strive to enter is a command to repent and enter the gate and not to just stand and look at it, think about it, complain that it’s too small or too difficult or unjustly narrow.
> We are not to ask why others are not entering; we are not to makes excuses or delay. We are not to be concerned with the number who will or will not enter.
> We are to go ahead and enter!
> Then we are to urge others to strive to enter before it’s too late.
Remember: "Jesus is the door;" may we never turn our back on Him and proceed to the wide gate and broad road that will lead us to our own destruction. To deny Jesus is to deny life.
Glory to GOD!
(ref: Got Questions: Bible-answered questions)
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