Who is Jesus like? Vv. 31-35- He is not concerned with the danger posed by Herod and says that he will continue the road that God assigned for him. He knew that his time was not set by Herod but set by the Father. He knew that just as how Jerusalem killed the prophets, they would kill the “unwanted” Messiah who came to gather God’s children, and went to walk through the narrow door. He went in sorrow and crying out with the heart of a chief priest. What is the narrow door that you must pass through as you pray for this wicked world? What lesson is God teaching me? Vv. 18-21- The kingdom of God may look poor and simple like a mustard seed in the garden but in the future the birds of the air will build their nest on its branches and that seed will grow so big that it will encompass all the nations. Also, though at first it may seem lethargic, just as yeast and flour work through the entire dough, God’s authority will reach to the ends of the earth. Therefore the church should not be focused on ways to grow its congregation but work hard for personal transformation of each member. Vv. 22-24- Those who strive to walk through the narrow door are the ones that will walk through the kingdom of God in the future. That road is the same road that led Jesus to the cross and is the road that leads you to forsake your kingdom and sovereignty and submit to the sovereignty of God. It is not a narrow road because it requires hard penance; it is a narrow road because it requires us to go not according to our will but the will of God.
What is the narrow door that you must go through today?
