Be Still And Know

Matthew 7:13 “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way.” I am always fascinated to hear people tell me the story of their lives. Although their life journeys are all completely different, they have something in common; the importance of decision -making. It shapes our lives to a huge extent and so it is vital that we make good and wise decisions. Here Jesus encourages his followers to enter into the kingdom of heaven and he emphasises that the gate is narrow. It will only be entered by people who are deliberate in their choice and willing to face its demands. It is the gate that leads to life and fulfilment, but it would be very easy to miss it, because the much wider path is the one which leads to destruction. These are sobering words, and we need to listen carefully to them. In the Old Testament we meet a number of pivotal moments of decision making. At the end of his life, Moses challenged the