I was really thinking about this as I was reading today and it truly fits in with the road is narrow and a few will find it. Are we dressed for the wedding feast or are we just dressed? We should desire to be fully devoted to Jesus Christ. That means learning and growing everyday to resemble Him in all we do. He was totally unselfish, are we? He was always ready to help even when He was tired, are we? He served even the one who would betray Him, do we? We are all called to be set apart and be different, have we accepted Jesus and are just waiting for things to happen? Or are we belonging to Jesus and making things happen by devoting ourselves to God’s wisdom. We can choose to believe what God is telling us and learn everyday so we can put action to our faith. Or we can attend church and not do any of the things we are called to do.
I love in Luke chapter 13 verse 24 when Jesus says, “Work hard to enter the narrow door of God’s Kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail.”
We need to take the next step and continually work to read and pray and live our faith out. Many will fail is so motivating to me. When it says “many will try to enter…” that means Christians, believers of Jesus that think belief without action is good enough. Ask yourself if God is asking us to give, why are we not giving? If He asks us to serve, why are we not serving? If we are told that the best followers of Christ devoted themselves to the teaching, why don’t we? “Many will try to enter but will fail.” And “For many are called, but few are chosen.” Where are you at? I say dive in to God’s word and live it, don’t just accept Him, belong to Him. Amen