Luke
13:22-24 NASB
And He was passing through from one city and village to another,
teaching, and proceeding on His way to Jerusalem. (23)
And someone said to Him, "Lord, are there just a few who are being
saved?" And He said to them,
(24) "Strive to enter
through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not
be able.
Citizenship in the Kingdom of God has stringent
requirements. Jesus said to strive to
enter. The pathway is paved with good
intentions. We must realize there is
spiritual conflict. Our personal
relationship with God takes effort. There
is always a spiritual tug-of-war.
Jesus says the entryway is narrow. It is so narrow that you and your bag of good
works will not fit. It is so narrow that
only one person at a time can go through.
People try to enter based on what they have
done. People sometimes try to enter
based on Mom and Dad or maybe Grandpa and Grandma. Only through and by Jesus can we enter into
the Kingdom of God. Jesus said He is the
way, the truth and the life and no one enters into Father but through Him.
It takes total surrender to be a citizen in the
Kingdom of God.
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