Choosing the Narrow Path

Jesus often spoke words that were simple on the surface but heavy in meaning. One of the most

challenging things He ever said was about a road. He said there is a wide path

and there is a narrow one. The wide path is easy to enter. It requires little

resistance. It blends in with the crowd. The narrow path, He said,

is difficult. Few find it. And fewer choose it. Jesus was not trying

to scare people. He was trying to be honest. The wide path does not always look

sinful. Often it looks normal. It is the path of least resistance. The path of comfort.

The path of going along with what everyone else is doing. The narrow path