By Franklin Graham
The Bible says we are all traveling on one of two roads. Jesus described them in Matthew 7:13-14: “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.”
That’s a sobering thought.
I’ve always thought of the wide road as a large, broad interstate-type highway running through a valley. And I pictured the narrow road as a tiny, winding, rough road—kind of like some of the ones we have in the mountains where I live.
My mother told me she had a different vision, and I think hers is probably right on target. She said the narrow road is right in the middle of the wide road, but going in the opposite direction. When you think about it, that’s a pretty good description isn’t it?
The world is heading full speed down the wide road toward destruction. But those who follow Jesus Christ in obedience and faith are going in the opposite direction.
We face difficulties and obstacles—we will be ridiculed, mocked, and even hated. And we’re going to be in the minority, living as a “peculiar” people and operating by a different set of standards that are found in God’s Holy Word. Which road are you on today?
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