Strive to enter in at the strait gate

 AATHAVAN 🖋️ 644 ⛪ November 02, 2022 Wednesday

"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 13 : 26, 27 )

Once when Jesus Christ was traveling to Jerusalem, he preached in the towns and villages along the way. The teaching of Jesus Christ was specifically about qualifications for entering the Kingdom of Heaven. It seemed like a rare act for someone listening to them to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. It was a different sermon.

The words of Jesus, "Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able." ( Luke 13 : 24 ) would have brought confusion to him.

So, he asked Jesus Christ, "Lord, are there only few who will be saved?". While answering him, Jesus Christ said the verse for today's meditation.

Jesus many a times gave food to those who came to hear his. He multiplied bread and fish in miraculous manner and fed them. Many came to Jesus because he was feeding like this and listen to his sermon. But they did not come to true repentance. Such types of people are the ones who will come and stand in the last days when they cannot enter heaven and say, "We ate and drank in your presence, you taught in our streets."

They would believe that they would be able to enter heaven with him on the last day because they had listened to his teachings and eaten the food he had given them. But looking at them, he will say, "I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity." 

Beloved, this is a warning to us living today. Jesus Christ says that we cannot become acceptable to God just by having the Lord's Eucharist (Supper) and regularly participating in various evangelical meetings. Because they are easy to do. Anyone can easily accomplish these.

But what God wants is a repentant life. A redeemed spiritual life where our sins are forgiven. There is no point in being content with merely participating in worship without wanting to live this life. We need spiritual life along with worship. We should not have the pitiful situation of being rejected by the mouth of God saying, "I know ye not" on the last day.

We can enter eternal bliss with God when we experience redemption and live a spiritual life without fulfilling fleshly desires. This is why the Apostle Paul says, "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." ( Romans 8 : 1 ).

Beloved, let us commit ourselves to live a spiritual life.

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