One of the major thoroughfares in our city is named Broad Street. It is a very popular place to be during rush hour. Not only does it take people to the places they desire to go, but also gives them plenty of room in which to travel. A narrow one-lane path would never do.
The Lord also spoke of a broad way. It is wide enough to accommodate as many as desire it. Its spacious lanes welcome as much baggage as we wish to take. It is the most popular way to travel. It requires nothing from us. We can live it up on this street without fear of cross-examination.
The only drawback is its destination. “For wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat” (Mt.7:13).
Fortunately, there is an alternative to this deceptive street: The strait and narrow path. This is a more difficult way to travel. Some effort is required just to enter this road. The way is narrow, requiring its travelers to be constantly on guard lest they fall. It is not a very popular way to journey. Few people even find this road. This is not because they are unwelcome, but because they are unwilling to pay its toll.
The advantage to this way is its destination. ” Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it” (Mt. 7: 14) . Will your road take you where you want to go?
– by Rick Duggin