Follow the signs

Wednesday, September 14

Follow the signs

For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. Matthew 7:14

I once read the story of a young man traveling along the road on the Italian Riviera. This young man was driving his sports car along a road near the sea. It was a beautiful and scenic route. But little did he know the road was not what it seemed.

All along the way were warning signs. Danger, yield, stop and do not proceed. Yet, to the young man, the road seemed perfectly good. Disaster awaited him. A landslide had recently created a precipice. No one should have been on that road. He continued at great speed. Sadly he ignored all the warning signs. He went straight over the cliff.

In Matthew chapter 7, Jesus shares with us the ‘Golden Rule’. Jesus said that there is a path that leads to life. There is also a path that leads to destruction. He encourages us to ‘Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy[a] 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.” (Matthew 7:13–14).

Warning signs are not put up as a threat, but out of love. As with the story of this young man, the signs on the Italian Riviera were erected to keep him safe. The words of Jesus, the New Testament, and the Bible as a whole, are designed to keep us on the path that leads to life.

How do you make sure that you are on the right path? Once you are on that path, how do you stay on it? Remain in the Word of God. Wisdom is gained from God’s Word.