Pizzazz

"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"- Matthew 7:13-14 (NIV).

Have you ever seen a video of a small child who had somehow climbed into a toy vending machine? Once inside, they're trapped and cannot get out. All those toys lost their luster quickly. The broad gate, of today's Scripture, is filled with worldly delights, immediate gratification, and temptations galore. Whereas, the narrow gate looks restrictive and minus all the pizzazz the broad gate showcases; but, it's a trap. The broad gate's earthly delights are limited to the time a person is here on the earth; afterwards, that choice leads to destruction. If you seek eternal life, the narrow gate is the only way. Frances Chan once demonstrated earthly life and eternal life using a long white rope. The very tip, about four inches long, was red, representing our time on earth. The remainder of the rope, which you could not see because of its length, represented eternity. So what does eternity showcase: "What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived" (1 Corinthians 2:9). That's the pizzazz God has prepared for those who love Him; those who choose the narrow gate. Like the child trapped in the toy vending machine, we were all once lured under the same seduction and needed to be saved. Jesus freed us; He is Way; He is the Gate. Wait patiently upon the Lord: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight" (Proverbs 3:5-6).