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“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.”Matthew 7:13 (NIV)

By worldly standards, the lyrics of Beyoncé Knowles’ song “Irreplaceable,” widely known as “To the left,” is exactly how people treat issues that God would strongly reproach. In the song a young woman is kicking out her partner , telling him that he will shortly be replaced and she takes back everything she has given to him as gifts during the time they were together. His belongings, as she puts it in the song, or those things she thinks he is entitled to take with him, are stored in a box sitting to the left of a closet. The song has a catchy tune, as do many songs about distrust, adultery, fornication, lies, drinking, deceit, break-ups, and many other sinful things. The truth is, however, that human nature is inclined to put up with sin and to make a blind eye to it.  Too easily it becomes somewhat the norm or the way of living for many.

The Bible spurs us to enter through the narrow gate – to choose God’s way versus the world’s way. Why? Because what the world has to offer leads to destruction while God offers us eternal life with Him. It all boils down to choosing how we want to live: eternally with God enjoying freedom, or enjoying  sinful ways in a temporal life that will end in eternity of sorrow and gnashing of teeth (Matt. 13:40-43).

“Our most gracious Lord: You are Abba. You are the Potter and we are merely clay in Your hands. Guide us and lead us so we can mirror You to others and help them steer far from the path of destruction. ”

For His Glory

 Luska Suzano
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