The Easy way or the Hard way?

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

Are you tempted at times to take the easy way of life. For instance (1) you see a job advertised, which seems to be the perfect job, good salary and a future. However, there's a price to pay - you must attend Uni for 3 years in order to be qualified. The job would mean spending 2 days at Uni and 3 days in the field, putting into practice what you are learning. (2) There is a similar job, good salary but you would have to work as an assistant to the person who applies and successfully qualifies for the first job. What would you do here?

The first job means a lot of work and, three years out of you life. It can be quite costly as well without financial support. You would have to study; live on a grant/loan for the duration and would need to pass all of the exams and practice work. Whereas, you could step right into the second option and be earning good money instead of struggling at Uni. It is a difficult decision. There is a benefit in both of the positions but you must make up your mind - the easy way or the hard way.

Our text today, shows us that a decision has to be made if we want to follow Jesus or just go with the flow of the rest of the world. If we want to follow Jesus then, we need to take the narrow road - the hard route. This way it can be lonely and costly. We can walk on the broad way and keep our baggage of sin and worldliness. But if we enter the narrow way, we must give up those things, which can be difficult. And we must choose one of them; we can't walk both of the roads because they are both going in different directions.

There are always choices to make in life and, the choices we make can determine the rest of our life. Therefore, the choices can't be rushed - however, there may be a deadline for things such as described in our two examples. No one can help with the decision either because if they make the wrong one for us, we can blame them. No, the choice is down to each of us. However, a godly person can offer Christian counsel about the narrow gate to heaven or the broad gate to destruction. Jesus wants us to make the right choice. Be honest, where would you like your soul to be at the end of your life? In God's hands or the world's? The answer to this question will determine your future.

Copyright 2025 Grahame Howard. 

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