"Enter ye in at the strait [narrow] 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 are that find it." Matthew 7: 13-14 (KJV)
If God's mercy is wide, how can Jesus tell us that the path to life is narrow? Paul states, "But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ..." (Eph. 2:4-5a NKJV)
Not only does God's great love make us, who are dead, alive; but it is also a mercy full of richness. We are not just seeds that sprout into beautiful flowers. We are dead dandelions which He transforms into beautiful, fragrant roses! This is truly a marvel!
May I never take His mercy for granted.
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