Then
said one unto Him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And He said
unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say
unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. When once
the Master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and
ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord,
Lord, open unto us; and He shall answer and say unto you, I know you
not whence ye are: Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and
drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. But He
shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me,
all ye workers of iniquity. Luke, Chapter 13, verses 23-27.
This
reminds me of when I was heavy and there were people that weren’t
really friendly to me. When I lost the weight, all of a sudden these
same people were much friendlier. I didn’t really want to be close
friends with them at that point. They had an opportunity to be
friendly with me before when I was heavy, and they hadn’t chosen
to.
Jesus
may be telling us something very similar about putting off our
decision to become active Christians. If we don’t acknowledge Him
when He calls us, maybe He won’t remember us when we get around to
asking Him for help.
Something
unexpected like an accident might happen where we don’t ever get
another chance. If I’m a “Bird in the Hand Christian,” I need
to develop my relationship with God now, while I have the chance.
Here
is a related passage:
*Enter
ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way,
that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto
Life, and few there be that find it. Matthew, Chapter 7, verses
13-14.
Since this is an example of the positive influence God has made on my walk with Christ, this may not reflect the whole meaning of the Bible verses.
