Narrow Is the Path to Life, but What Does That Mean?
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard...
Category: The Narrow Path
Why Is It So Hard to Trust God?
“For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water” Jeremiah 2: 13. In this passage, the...
Do Not Grow Weary in Well Doing Like Balaam
“So Balaam rose in the morning and said to the princes of Balak, ‘Go to your own land, for the Lord has refused to let me go with you.‘ So the princes of Moab rose and went...
Elijah and Fire from Heaven: The Cost of Discipleship
“And at the time of the offering of the oblation, Elijah the prophet came near and said, ‘O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and...
Take the Narrow Path to Freedom
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard...
Evil or Affliction: You Have to Choose
“Take care; do not turn to evil, for this you have chosen rather than affliction..” Job 36: 21. Most everyone, religious or not, is familiar with Job, the patron saint of unjust suffering. In this...
Why Trust in God When It’s Easier to Trust in Yourself?
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths” Proverbs 3: 5, 6. My dad leaned on his own...
How to Be Righteous in One Difficult Step
“Whoever walks in uprightness fears the Lord, but he who is devious in his ways despises him” Proverbs 14: 2. Faith and Patience The reason one must fear the Lord to be upright (or righteous) is that...
The Straight and Narrow Path Becomes More Broad
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard...
What Does It Mean to Trust the Lord with All Your Heart?
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths” Proverbs 3: 5, 6. On thing I believe this passage...