Monday Meditations | Matthew 7:14 – Episode 12
Key Takeaways
- In this episode focusing on Matthew 7 14, Nancy explores why Jesus stated that only a few find the narrow road leading to life.
- The verse raises difficult questions about why only a fraction of people experience the full life Jesus came to provide.
- Counterfeit Christians who rely on the law instead of fully living by grace risk missing the kingdom of heaven.
- Lawlessness, in the context of Matthew 7:23, refers to not doing the Father's will of living completely by grace through faith.
- Nancy introduces 'Monday Meditations,' encouraging listeners to actively mutter and dwell on a weekly scripture to transform their spirit into the image of Christ.
Originally written October 24, 2011
posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/10/24/monday-meditations-matthew-714/
Today’s Meditation Verse:
Matthew 7:14
But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
I’ve been a Christian for almost my entire life. Most of the people that I’ve been around in my life have professed to be Christians. So when I would read this scripture above, it would make me wonder. Who are the few?
From my standpoint, there had to be many people on that road to life.
Jesus said:
John 10:10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
So—Jesus came so that we could have life (zoe) and yet he says that few find it. To me, that seems very discouraging. If I were Jesus and I knew I was about to die for others to have life, I would want the masses to be changed and to experience that life. But He is willing to die, knowing that only a few will find it.
Again, that brings me back to: who are the few?
If you read last Friday’s post The Punishment of the Imposters you probably already know by now who the few are.
Well, they are not evil men. We know they are going to be cast into the lake of fire, and they are not on the road to God. (Matthew 13:41).
BUT so are those who are counterfeit Christians. Those who are not living by grace, but by the law.
Matthew 7:21-23
21) “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22) “Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ 23) “And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’
When you read the above verse, it states that on that day MANY will say to Jesus that they “professed to be Christians” but as you see they are turned away. They fully expected to be going to heaven, not into the lake of fire. So why did He turn them away?
Because they practiced lawlessness. Now when I looked at this word closer, it refers to sin or not doing the will of the Father. It is not referring to the Law itself. The will of the Father is to live by grace. To not live completely by grace is to live lawlessly.
So if we know that the will of the Father is to live in grace by faith and not by living according to the law, then we have sinned and we will be cast into the lake of fire. And that, my dear readers, is why there are only a few who will truly find life.
Each Monday I am going to be having ‘Monday Meditations’. I hope to bring to you each Monday a verse to mediate on for the week. This is not for memorization, but to think about and to dwell on. The word meditate, in the bible, means to mutter. So this week as you go about your life, think about and mutter to yourself the verse for the week and think about how it applies to your life. Meditating on a verse will bind it to your spirit and it will become part of you! The more of the Word you meditate on, the more it will transform you into the image of Christ!
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Matthew 7 14 mean in the Bible?
Matthew 7:14 states that small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it, contrasting the path of life with the wide path of destruction.
Who are the 'few' that find life according to Matthew 7 14?
The few refer to those who truly live by grace and faith according to the will of the Father, rather than attempting to live by the law or practicing counterfeit Christianity.
Why will Jesus turn away some people who call Him 'Lord' in Matthew 7?
Jesus turns them away because they practiced lawlessness, meaning they relied on their own works rather than living completely by God's grace.
What does it mean to meditate on a Bible verse like Matthew 7 14?
Biblical meditation means to 'mutter' or dwell on a verse throughout the week, binding it to your spirit to help transform you into the image of Christ.
Monday Meditations | Matthew 7:14 – Episode 12
Originally written October 24, 2011
posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/10/24/monday-meditations-matthew-714/
Today’s Meditation Verse:
Today’s Meditation Verse:
Matthew 7:14
But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
I’ve been a Christian for almost my entire life. Most of the people that I’ve been around in my life have professed to be Christians. So when I would read this scripture above, it would make me wonder. Who are the few?
From my standpoint, there had to be many people on that road to life.
Jesus said:
John 10:10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
So—Jesus came so that we could have life (zoe) and yet he says that few find it. To me, that seems very discouraging. If I were Jesus and I knew I was about to die for others to have life, I would want the masses to be changed and to experience that life. But He is willing to die, knowing that only a few will find it.
Again, that brings me back to: who are the few?
If you read last Friday’s post The Punishment of the Imposters you probably already know by now who the few are.
Well, they are not evil men. We know they are going to be cast into the lake of fire, and they are not on the road to God. (Matthew 13:41).
BUT so are those who are counterfeit Christians. Those who are not living by grace, but by the law.
Matthew 7:21-23
21) “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22) “Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ 23) “And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’
When you read the above verse, it states that on that day MANY will say to Jesus that they “professed to be Christians” but as you see they are turned away. They fully expected to be going to heaven, not into the lake of fire. So why did He turn them away?
Because they practiced lawlessness. Now when I looked at this word closer, it refers to sin or not doing the will of the Father. It is not referring to the Law itself. The will of the Father is to live by grace. To not live completely by grace is to live lawlessly.
So if we know that the will of the Father is to live in grace by faith and not by living according to the law, then we have sinned and we will be cast into the lake of fire. And that, my dear readers, is why there are only a few who will truly find life.
Each Monday I am going to be having ‘Monday Meditations’. I hope to bring to you each Monday a verse to mediate on for the week. This is not for memorization, but to think about and to dwell on. The word meditate, in the bible, means to mutter. So this week as you go about your life, think about and mutter to yourself the verse for the week and think about how it applies to your life. Meditating on a verse will bind it to your spirit and it will become part of you! The more of the Word you meditate on, the more it will transform you into the image of Christ!
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