Luke 13:22-25 (NIV)
22 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.’
Reflection:
Famous German theologian and WWII martyr, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, spoke about living a life through the narrow way,
“There remains for us only the very narrow way, often extremely difficult to find, of living every day as though it were our last, and yet living in faith and responsibility as though there were to be a great future.”
God is preparing a great feast for all His children. But some who think they will be at the table won’t be, and those who think they don’t qualify will enjoy the great feast. As we hear Christ’s words in this passage we need to take heed: God has given us a life to live that really matters, and that life came by Christ alone. But because it is a life that really matters, then the choices we make and what we decide to do or not do really matters too. In other words, we are to live this life walking on the narrow road – the road that really matters.
Responding to Transmission:
When facing life challenges, entering through the narrow door may not be the easiest choice, but it is the choice that really matters.We can walk forward through that door by trusting in God and depending only on His grace and power.Christ set the ultimate example of how to walk and live on the narrow road.Spend time in prayer asking for the Spirit’s empowering to help you stay on the blessed narrow road of following Christ.
