Will You Sing the Resurrection Song? Part 2

In the first part of this important question, I advanced to you three hindrances on why many of us would not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Today we are examining the narrow gate that leads to the eternal life. Let us look at Luke 13: 22 - 25 (NIV);

Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?” He said to them, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’ “But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’

Jesus Christ in this scriptural passage is showing that there are many people willing to enter into the Kingdom of God, but unfortunately, they will not be able to! Instead of answering the anonymous question directly, He tells them what to do;

That is, make every effort to enter through the narrow door. To understand the narrow door clearly, Apostle Mathew also wrote similarly in Mathew 7:13-14

 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.  But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

This implies that even though the innocent blood of Jesus Christ has been shed for all, not many will enter into this promise. Remember the popular phrases we kept on encountering in part 1, " Many are called but few are chosen" and " The last shall be the first and the first the last"

Apostle Peter wrote in 2 Peter 1:11 -12,

Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble,  and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

In this, he shows that there remains a choice for us to continually make as part of living our faith.

Apostle Paul wraps this in Philipians 2:12-13

Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.

From the teachings of Christ and the scripture it is evident that the we must actively pursue the Kingdom of Heaven with obedience, humility and reverence!

Dear friend, I pray that the LORD may keep you steadfast in the faith and keep you from evil so that you and I may be found worthy to receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Shalom.