Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction.
Matthew 7:13
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The narrow gate
A broad way is easy. You don't have to think, you just go along with the crowd. A narrow gate asks for a conscious choice. Strait here means narrow.
In Luke's version there is a strong word: strive to enter in. In Greek it is the word our word agony comes from. Following isn't automatic. It takes commitment and choices.
Question for today
Where am I going along with the crowd, when I should make my own choice?
Prayer
Lord, help me to choose the narrow gate, even when the wide one is easier. Give me the courage to choose differently. Amen.