But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it” (Matthew 7:13-14). For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. Jesus made that clear when He stated, “Enter through the narrow gate. His is a narrow way it is not an easy way. His is the way toward restoration of all I was created to be. I need to decide if it will be my way or if it will be His way. Jesus said, “I am the way.” He didn’t say “a way.” There was a finality with which He spoke. A lot of people have messed things up doing it their way. There are times in which I could sing along with Frank Sinatra, “I did it my way.” The results were not always the best. I have discovered over the years that, for me, the best way is not always my way. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). He made this statement about all four Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. Would you agree that these are the most important topics? Don’t all four of these embody the ultimates of your human existence.
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And He talked about how to have a healthy connect with God. He talked about the way to live Life, spelled with a capital L. He talked about the truth about living and dying. He talked about His life and death and that which is of most importance to others.
If you knew you were going to die in the next few hours, you would do this too, wouldn’t you? You would think and talk seriously about the ultimates, both for your own sake as to your own future, and for the sake of your loved ones as to their futures. The night before He was crucified, He stripped matters down to essentials in a way we can all find helpful. That’s the luxury and the danger of a sabbatical.Īnother environment enables this to happen. In that environment, life gets stripped down quickly to its essentials. I was in complete control of how I would use my time.Īs I spent those weeks alone, commuting from the campus of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in the northeast suburbs of Boston to my classes at Harvard University, there was plenty of aloneness, no tyranny of the urgent, and stimulation of ideas that were not utilitarian in nature. Why? Because for the first time in 47 years of life I was freed from any externally imposed deadlines. One year my church gave me, as it did each of us on the program staff, a three-month sabbatical. My urgent is important! And so is yours! But how often do we shut our systems down long enough to set priorities by asking ourselves some tough questions? This is not to minimize or trivialize the urgent. And when I am not caught up in the tyranny of the urgent, I am usually seeking diversion from those urgent matters that so preoccupy my thoughts. Why not? I don’t because I am usually caught up in the tyranny of the urgent. I have to conclude that although I am a very reflective person, I do not that often strip life down to its ultimate questions. That’s a heavy question, isn’t it? This week I have been pondering that question for myself. How often do you stop to think seriously about the ultimates of your human existence? If you’re looking for more sermon ideas on John, be sure to head over to to find 100’s of sermons on John to help you out!
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