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Narrow is the way,
few be that find it
By Roger Pritchett
The words of Christ
from the Holy Bible
below is saying that
few be that find the
way to eternal life
with God. Why do
many choose the
large gate and broad
way with much
company? Why do many
choose to live only
for the flesh and
choose to reject the
spirit of the living
God? Why do many
choose to live
totally unconfined,
and totally
uncontrolled living
to please only self?
Why do many daily
choose to walk the
broad road to serve
the flesh and do
evil in the eyes of
God? When we choose
to serve the world
and the evil one of
this world we are on
the broad road
leading to hell.
When we walk in the
flesh and not in the
Spirit of God we are
walking down the
wrong road.
Are these words
spoken by Jesus
himself telling us
that as many who
make the rapture
there will be as
many who miss the
rapture?
Are the words of Jesus saying that many will go to destruction by not
taking the narrow
way leading to the
strait gate? The
word few is the key
word here.
Matthew 7:13
Enter ye in at the
strait gate: for
wide
is
the gate, and broad
is the way, that
leadeth to
destruction, and
many there be which
go in thereat:
Matthew 7:14
Because strait
is
the gate, and narrow
is the way, which
leadeth unto life,
and few there be
that find it.
I recently heard a powerful anointed message from my son in
law on the broad
paved road that
leads to the wide
gate that leads to
hell. He challenged
the congregation to
search their hearts
to make sure they
were ready to meet
Jesus and were on
the narrow path to
heaven. God through
the Holy Spirit is
speaking to his
messengers to speak
truth to the people.
This message started
with talking about
the much traveled
road that was smooth
and easy to travel.
He talked about the
wide paved crowded
road that was
agreeable to all
works of the flesh
and worldly
pleasures. He said
the wide gate at the
end of this road was
backed up with
travelers. The wide
gates going into
this area look
enticing and fun. He
talked of all the
sin filled things
that trap many
traveling down this
broad paved road to
this wide gate.
There are seemingly
many pleasures down
this broad paved
road, but it will
lead to destruction.
These seemingly
pleasures never fill
the void in your
heart that only God
can fill. It is
often a wildly
celebrated party
going down this
road.
He talked of
sin issues that get
a hold of people
that separate them
from God. He
mentioned that he
was not judging or
doubting anyone’s
salvation, but we
must inspect our
hearts and know that
Jesus truly lives in
us. This broad paved
road leads to hell
and many will go
that way.
He then shifted gears to another road. This road is narrow and
looks like it is
seldom taken. He
talked about a
narrow straight path
like you would see
out hiking in the
woods. This road is
a straight narrow
path that looks
untraveled. This
road is a path of
faith in the Lord
Jesus Christ and a
daily relationship
with him. This path
seeks through the
power of the Holy
Spirit to live in
righteousness before
the Lord. This
narrow road can only
be followed with the
spirit of God living
in your heart
through salvation in
Jesus. This road is
the straight and
narrow and leads to
eternal life with
Jesus. This is a
life that one lives
for Christ and
strives to walk
daily in the spirit
of God and not in
the flesh. This is
the only road where
the void and
emptiness in ones
heart can be filled
by God’s presence.
There is nothing of
this world that can
fill the void in the
human soul but
Jesus. The spirit of
God lives in the
born again believer
traveling down this
road. This narrow
path leads to heaven
and few will find
that way.
When sin is not being preached about and warnings to the
saints a lukewarm
church will be the
result. They have a
form of Godliness,
but deny the power
of the Holy Spirit.
The words of
Christ’s say that in
the last days that
many would be
lukewarm and would
be rejected by God.
They are rich and in
need of nothing.
Scripture could not
be any plainer with
Christ’s very words
telling us that he
will reject these
that have grown
lukewarm.
Revelation 3:16
So then because thou
art lukewarm, and
neither cold nor
hot, I will spue
thee out of my
mouth.
Revelation 3:17
Because thou sayest,
I am rich, and
increased with
goods, and have need
of nothing; and
knowest not that
thou art wretched,
and miserable, and
poor, and blind, and
naked:
When the word of God is preached the world will come out against you.
Upon completion of
this wonderful
sermon there were
those that disagreed
with this sermon and
accusingly said
works was preached
and not faith. This
couldn’t be farther
from the truth
because everything
he said was backed
up by God’s Holy
Word the Bible.
Often there are
those that attempt
to take out of
context passages in
the Bible. They
somehow want to
twist the plan of
God and pervert the
grace of God to
cover their
lifestyle of sin.
They have a problem
with the scriptures
of works and living
a righteous life for
God that is written
in the Bible. In
comparison of two of
the many writers of
the New Testament we
see that Paul and
James do not
contradict each
other on faith and
works, but they
complement each
other. What both men
wrote in the bible
was inspired by God
and God never
contradicts himself.
Paul’s focus at
times was on the
unsaved man and how
he might get right
with God through his
one and only son
Jesus. James primary
focus at times was
on the already saved
person and how he
might show his faith
and demonstrate the
reality of that
faith. James was
talking about how a
person of faith must
live after receiving
Christ by faith in
his saving blood.
The writing of Paul
talks also of works
in addition to
faith. Paul writes
that we are his
workmanship and must
aspire to do good
works. Before the
conversion of Paul
he was a servant of
sin and of divers
lust and pleasures
and after the Holy
Spirit came into his
heart after
salvation he was a
new creation and was
born again. He was
called to grace by
the Holy Spirit of
God to follow Jesus
down this straight
and narrow road. All
the passages of the
Bible below are
written by Paul. Our
works are only
accepted by God when
we have faith in
Jesus and his saving
blood.
Eph 2:10
For we are
his workmanship,
created in Christ
Jesus unto good
works, which God
hath before ordained
that we should walk
in them.
Tit 3:8
This is a
faithful saying, and
these things I will
that thou affirm
constantly, that
they which have
believed in God
might be careful to
maintain good works.
These things are
good and profitable
unto men.
Php 2:12
Wherefore, my
beloved, as ye have
always obeyed, not
as in my presence
only, but now much
more in my absence,
work out your own
salvation with fear
and trembling.
Php 2:13
For it is God
which worketh in you
both to will and to
do of
his good
pleasure.
Col 1:10
That ye might
walk worthy of the
Lord unto all
pleasing, being
fruitful in every
good work, and
increasing in the
knowledge of God;
Later that day in the evening service I heard another message
from my father on
heaven. I stand in
awe of God and his
direction of the
Holy Spirit. I am
truly amazed at how
often I have heard
lately from other
believers the
passage of scripture
of wide is the gate,
but narrow is the
way. My father also
spoke of the gates
and in particular
the gate of heaven.
He spoke of a dream
that God gave him
about heaven.
Scripture from the
word of God the
Bible speaks about
visions and dreams
in the last days.
Act 2:16
But this is
that which was
spoken by the
prophet Joel;
Act 2:17
And it shall
come to pass in the
last days, saith
God, I will pour out
of my Spirit upon
all flesh: and your
sons and your
daughters shall
prophesy, and your
young men shall see
visions, and your
old men shall dream
dreams:
My father
had clarity of what
he saw and he spoke
of a dusty narrow
straight unpaved
path. A dusty narrow
straight unpaved
path that looked
seldom traveled and
not worn or wide.
The entrance to
heaven was a dusty
narrow straight path
that lead up to an
enormous but narrow
gate that was made
of pure gold.
This
spectacular gate had
unimaginable beauty
of jewels of every
kind on the gate.
The brilliance and
awe of this gate was
of such beauty that
he had never seen in
this world and will
never see in this
present world. Upon
entering through the
beautiful gate a
brilliant light came
toward my father.
The light was so
spectacular and
brilliantly bright
that he couldn’t
see. When he looked
to the side from the
brilliance of light
he saw a man and a
women walking toward
him. As the couple
got closer he could
tell it was his
mother and father.
My grandparents were
not old, but they
were young and in
the prime of their
life age. They
walked with my
father to a river
that was coming out
of the very throne
of God and the river
had beautiful trees
on its banks. It was
a setting of
indescribable
beauty. There
hanging from one of
the limbs was a
golden dipper. I
remember grandfather
always during the
summer had a dipper
in some cool spring
water on the back
porch. The spring
water was the best
water you could ever
drink, but this time
the water
grandfather had was
the water of eternal
life from God
himself. Grandpa
reached out and got
the golden dipper
and handed it to my
father for a drink.
My father said you
and mom drink first.
Grandpa said we have
already drunk and
have had plenty. My
father then heard
it’s not his time
and immediately woke
up. This dream of
heaven was so real
it was like he was
there. He felt
homesick to go back
because it was such
a magnificent
beautiful place.
Thank God for
speaking to the
hearts and minds of
his servants.
In our journey to make heaven our home are there going to be
those that will miss
the rapture that are
deceived by thinking
they are saved, but
have not accepted
Christ through
faith? Are there
going to be those
that attend church
regularly, but live
a life of sin and
have never accepted
Jesus by faith? Will
there be those that
miss the rapture
that do great works
for the
kingdom of God and never truly accepted Christ by
faith? Are there
going to be those
that will miss the
rapture that are
deceived by thinking
they can do works
for Christ to make
up for their un
repented sins and
completely
nonexistent
relationship with
Christ? An earlier
message from my son
in law talked about
a relationship with
a spouse. Would
there be much of a
relationship with a
spouse if they only
saw each other and
talked briefly for
an hour or so on
Sunday? What if they
only saw each other
a couple times a
year or less? What
if they did as they
please all week and
just stopped by for
a quick visit once a
week or once in a
while?
What if they
done things over and
over to hurt the
other and sometimes
took great joy in
inflicting this
pain. Would an
unapologetic half
hearted sorry be
enough to sustain
this relationship?
Would the apology be
accepted if they
knew the cycle of
betrayal would begin
hours later? If this
is the kind of
relationship you
have with God please
search your heart
and ask forgiveness
and follow Jesus
down that straight
and narrow road.
Will pride stand in
the way in the
hearts of man to
admit there is
perpetual sin in
their life and only
Jesus can take it
away? Grandfather
always said, “If it
walks like a duck
and quacks like a
duck, it must be a
duck.” If you are
walking the broad
paved road of sin
and there is no
difference between
you and the world,
will the Lord know
you on judgment day?
We are talking about
your eternal soul
and where you will
spend eternity.
Matthew 7:21
Not every one that
saith unto me, Lord,
Lord, shall enter
into the kingdom of
heaven; but he that
doeth the will of my
Father which is in
heaven.
Matthew 7:22
Many will say to me
in that day, Lord,
Lord, have we not
prophesied in thy
name? and in thy
name have cast out
devils? and in thy
name done many
wonderful works?
Matthew 7:23
And then will I
profess unto them, I
never knew you:
depart from me, ye
that work iniquity.
Repent and ask forgiveness of your sins, have faith in Christ
and him alone, serve
God with all your
heart and soul, live
the most righteous
and holy LIFE you
can before God, and
worship God in
Spirit and truth
before it is too
late.
Romans 12:1 I beseech you
therefore, brethren,
by the mercies of
God, that ye present
your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy,
acceptable unto God,
which is your reasonable service.
Romans 12:2 And be not
conformed to this
world: but be ye
transformed by the
renewing of your
mind, that ye may
prove what
is that good,
and acceptable, and
perfect, will of
God.
Romans 12:3 For I say,
through the grace
given unto me, to
every man that is
among you, not to
think
of himself
more highly than he
ought to think; but
to think soberly,
according as God
hath dealt to every
man the measure of
faith.
Beware of and do not attend churches that have false worship,
false Christians,
and false teachings
of God. Beware that
there are many who
profess to know God
and this includes
pastors. Many have
an outward ministry
and externally
receive the gospel
and profess Jesus.
Many are lost and
have no desire to
deny sin and have no
love for a holiness
of LIFE. Many
profess in words and
works that they know
the Lord, but they
deny the power of
the Holy Spirit to
work in their lives
and reside in their
souls. They are born
again by words only
and not by the power
of the Spirit of
God. There is no
true repentance and
desire to hate sin.
They hold on to the
things of the world
that has become
idols in their LIFE
and are separated
from God.
Beware of
professing believers
and preachers that
are hanging onto the
world with one hand
and are holding onto
God with the other
hand. Beware of
churches that have
emotional gatherings
that have a form of
Godliness, but deny
the power of a
genuine move of the
Holy Spirit.
Churches and
ministers that are
accepting of sin and
strive to look like
the world to attract
the masses are false
before almighty God.
Scripture warns of
false prophet’s only
out for self and
material gain. What
have we seen over
the past decades?
These are men with
corrupt minds with
corrupt principles
that corrupt the
word of God. These
false prophets deny
the truth and do not
have the Spirit of
God. These are false
teachers that serve
themselves with
worldly profit and
gain. They teach
that all prosperity
is consistent with
religion and that
anything less is
inconsistent with
religion. They teach
that an increase of
property is of
course true
religion.
1Timothy 6:5
Perverse
disputings of men of
corrupt minds, and
destitute of the
truth, supposing
that gain is
godliness: from such
withdraw thyself.
When we stand before God on that final judgment day there will
be no divisions of
people. There will
not be sections with
religious
denominations,
people groups, and
any other divisions
of people. If you
were deceived by
wrong teachings
there will be no
excuses of what you
were taught by
preachers and
teachers or
denominational
teachings or what
you thought the
Bible said. Read the
Bible yourself and
know what it says.
Find a Bible
believing church
where the word of
God is preached and
not just a building
that is just an
entertainment social
center. Charles
Spurgeon who is
often called the
prince of preachers
predicted over a
century and a half
ago what would
happen in the end
times before the
coming of the Lord.
A time will come when instead of shepherds feeding
the sheep, the
church will have
clowns entertaining
the goats - Charles
Spurgeon
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