The Wide Gate of the World

There’s no shortage of hatred, violence, protest and criminal activity taking place within our world today. We see it in Ivy league universities, schools and many cities such as New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and many more. But as a believer of the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I know, everything taking place today was foretold in the Bible. While there are several scriptures which state we are to be aware of these things we also know we do not fear what is taking place. But there is another scripture which really makes me stop and think, it reads;

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. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
Matthew 7:13,14

These scriptures refer to 2 gates, 2 ways, 2 destinations, 2 groups of people, 2 kinds of trees, 2 kinds of fruit and 2 kinds of foundations. Jesus makes this statement to help us understand clearly, there are only two ways. One way is through the wide gate with a broad way leading to destruction. These are those who live life on their own terms, follow the ways of the world while enjoying every passion, desire or lust while their faith rest in themselves or the ways of this world. Jesus would say these are those who built their house on sand.

But Jesus gave us another way.

He tells us there is a narrow gate with a difficult way which leads to life. These are those who live their life in accordance to Grace given to us by God through Faith. And it’s this same Faith with which we believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God. We’re called to repent of our sins, be obedient to God’s word and follow the teachings of Lord Jesus. We stand in Truth and reject the ways of this world. We’re also called to love the Lord God with all our heart, all our soul, and all our mind along with loving our neighbor as ourselves. These are the good trees, who bear good fruit, submit to Christ as Lord and follows wherever He leads. We’re those who have built our house on the rock, the Lord Jesus Christ.