Two Paths

We are all responsible for ourselves. 

Jesus said this.

"Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy 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

Did you know this? Seriously. Have you thought about this? We live in a society that for the most part, operates in and on trends. Everyone jumps on the Band Wagon. The 60s was Burning Bras, Free Love, ETC. The 70s were Grovey with Bellbottoms. 80's the Me started to emerge. 90s, 2000, So on.

Now we live in a Digital Me Generation. Everyone wants to be Famous. "Look at me? Look how many Views, Likes, Thumbs Up, whatever, I have." We literally have people getting Rich making Videos of them playing with Toys. Some thought my Generation was getting Lazy because we got to start playing Video Games and maybe watching too much TV at the end of the 80s and 90s. Now? Now our kids are so lazy that they no longer sit around playing Video Games. They lay around watching Videos of OTHER PEOPLE playing Video Games.

Worse yet, we have all but removed God from Society so all and anything goes. You want to Prostitue your kid on Social Media to make money, all good. If your 13-year-old girl wants to go around showing off all she has, so be it. If your 13-year-old or younger Girl or Boy want to claim to be a Boy or Girl? So be it.

Nothing is your fault. EVER. Nothing is Sin. EVER. There is no God. There is no Hell. There is only you. All of us are the same. None are different or better or anything. If it feels good, do it. No worries.

Problem is? Sin is still Sin. God is real. Hell is real. Morals and Righteous are real and just because all these people are walking down the broad and Easy Path, does not mean you should join them. Romans 8

"For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God." 7-8

Those walking down the Broad Path cannot please God, for they do not know Him. If they do hear of Him, they reject what they hear, in exchange for themselves. But you Child of God, are not to be like them.

"You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you." 9-11

It does not matter how popular a Trend is. It does not matter what the World tells you. The World will tell you that Sin is Good and Good is Sin. Forget what the World says. You ARE responsible for your actions and saying, "Well, everyone else is doing it." isn't going to cut it when you stand before your God.

"For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God."13-14

In John 8 Jesus gets real with those who were not just Religious Folks of His time, but Religious Leaders. Jesus told them this.

“Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. I know that you are offspring of Abraham, yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you. I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.” 34-38

Needless to say, this did not go over well. They are the Chosen People. They are Children of Abraham. Therefore Children of God. Jesus tells them this.

"If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word." 42-43

Stop there for a second. Did you ever try to share God's Word with someone and it seemed like they couldn't even hear what you were telling them? This is why. Read that one part again.

"Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word." Later he will finish this statement with this. "Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.” 43, 47

The World does not receive God's Word, His Truth, His Righteousness, or even His Grace, for one simple reason. They are of the World, and NOT of His. But you are not a Slave to Sin. Or a Slave to this World. You have been set free from all that. Romans 8:15

"For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

DADDY! That is literally what Abba Father means. Daddy. Follow your Big Brother Jesus, down that "Narrow" and "Hard" Path that leads to Truth and Life. Be the few that find it. Be the Child of God you are meant to be. Forget what the World says. Learn what your Daddy says and step off that wide and easy Path. It might be wide. It might be easy. But at the end of the Path lays Death and Destruction. Choose wisely, which Path you want to be on.

Do you know Jesus as your Savior? Have you been adopted into the Family of God? If not, say this Prayer. Right now. Wherever you may be. Say it in your own words, and do not doubt in your heart. God will heal you. He will send the Spirit of Life to you. Let us Pray.

"Oh heavenly Father, Lord God. I am a Sinner. I know this. I know there is nothing I can do to change that. But I know you can. I accept Jesus and His Sacrifice for me. I believe that He raised from the Dead. I repent my Sins. Please send the Spirit of Adoption into my life. Help me to get to know the real you. Save me. Please. In the name of Jesus, Amen!"

That's it. It really is that simple. Now go tell someone what you have just done. "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." {Romans 10:9} You need to find a Church that God leads you to, and be Baptized the way Jesus said to be. You are now a Child of God. A New Creature. You "have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him." {Colossians 3:10}

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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost be with you all. Amen.{2 Corinthians 13}

Until next time, be Blessed, be a Blessing, and Jesus is Lord!