God's Power is enough for Ordinary Men
The Bible is full of ordinary men who God used in extraordinary ways. He used these Men many times to lead people closer and closer to Him. Still to this day God through his extraordinary power is using men to lead. The road we lead on is narrow, and the doorway to Him is small. Relying on His power is not something as men we do naturally. God’s power is unlimited, the Bible is a complete revelation of his creation plan and will, but we can not fully comprehend His power.
The path to God is narrow, and the path is open to EVERYONE. It is people who come out against the narrow path that limit the power of God’s sacrifice of his Son, and his willingness to love and forgive EVERYONE because of that sacrifice.
Mathew 7 :13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
When I think of the narrow door in Mathew 7 I also think about the eye off the needle.
Matthew 19:24
Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
Most towns had some kind of city gate and in that gate was a small door sometimes called the eye of the needle. The door was only wide enough that a man could pass through. Thing is not even a camel could get through them. Jesus was making reference to the rich merchants that would try to get into a town at night when the city gates were closed. The camels with all their packs were much to wide to fit through the eye of the needle. The people in the city would only open the door not the gate for them. The rich men had to ether leave their packs behind to enter the safety of the city or stay outside in the danger of the night until the next morning.
Narrow road, pass through a needle… Sound impossible to get to heaven? Not if you believe in the saving power of Christ. With Christ staying on the narrow road of righteousness is easy, and we will enter his presence and safety with nothing from this world. With God’s power we can leave behind all that hinders us and holds us back, and not be left frightened until morning waiting for a new day.
Comprehending the Power of God is not easy for us as men. Looking at the world seeing what he has made and the order to all things is just the half of it. Men to understand that power we must start with the fact that all things are possible with God. Most men like to fix problems on their own, and we look at leading as fixing problems. As men we must yield the power we think we hold, to his Power. We must stop looking to fix everyone else’s problems and lead people down the narrow road to the small door that only the person can pass-through.
With God’s power anything is possible, so stop trying to fix everything.
