Today the Lord is speaking to me
about the way that leads to the narrow gate. He says, it is a
"difficult" way (I am envisioning a road with many obstacles) and
only a FEW will find it (Matthew 7:14)! We must know what difficult means to
understand the reality of it; especially when we all see through a scope of our
own personal experience. The dictionary defines difficult as, "needing
much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand." Also, it is
"characterized by or causing hardships or problems." So, why are
we surprised when we face difficulties? Why do we look at it as dread (speaking
to myself)? Instead, could this be the time when God is leading us down the
difficult road toward the narrow gate? Now, we have the opportunity to see what is
difficult as a time to seek the Lord; asking Him to help us
accomplish and understand what is in front of us by the power of His Holy
Spirit. And, although difficulties may look in the natural as hardships or
problems, we now have our eyes fixed on the narrow gate!
Narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few that find it... Matthew 7:14
One step further, Jesus is the
Gate!!! Jesus says, "Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will
be saved. They come and go freely and will find good pasture" (John 10:9).
So what is good pasture?? "In a good pasture I will feed them; the
mountain heights of Israel will be their pasture. There they will lie down in
lush pasture, and they will feed on rich grass on the mountains of Israel. I
myself will feed my sheep and I myself will make them lie down, declares the
sovereign LORD."
We must press through what is difficult to find the
Narrow Gate which leads to good pasture... where every need is met by our
loving and generous Shepherd, Jesus Christ.
Narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few that find it... Matthew 7:14
