The broad and narrow ways
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
that leads to life,
and those who find it are few.
My grandma hung a compelling picture on her wall. It contrasted two roads, the wide and narrow ways. The "wide way" depicted sinful pleasures, easy living, and undisciplined characters. The "narrow way" of obstacles was steep and filled with perils like lions at the roadside and traps for unwary travelers. At the end of each path lay heaven or hell. I closely examined the painting on many childhood visits.
We sometimes forget the basics, that God promised to reward right living, while evil-doers will be punished.
What defining images remind you that the pursuit of God's righteousness matters? That spiritual disciplines form character? That our choices in life here are a foretaste of life to come?
