Daily Devotional
Narrow-minded Gospel
October 9, 2016
The Bible is a narrow book. What do I mean by that? Well, there is no compromise with the Gospel. Far better for you to say 2 + 2 = 5 than to compromise with the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
I don’t know why people don’t like ministers to say, “This is the way it is.” Yet, they want their airplane pilot to be very narrow-minded when he is flying the plane. They want their pharmacist to be narrow-minded when he is handling their prescription. They want their banker to be very narrow-minded when he is shuffling their money.
They want everybody in all these disciplines to be narrow-minded, but somehow in the things that matter the most, like eternal life, they say, “Well, it really doesn’t make any difference. We are all headed toward the same place, just on different roads.” Have you ever heard that?
The Lord Jesus Christ said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me” (John 14:6). He said, “Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it” (Matthew 7:14).
FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
Front Porch Moments by Gayle Foster
WITH KEY INSIGHTS FROM HER FATHER, ADRIAN ROGERS
I try to unplug each morning with Jesus with just my rocking chair, my Bible, and a pen.
Having a secret place is very important because I know that Jesus is always there waiting for me. I know where I can find Him! His presence is everywhere, but there are places where it is so thick you can cut it with a knife. You may not even have a front porch, but there is a secret place for you as well. God’s invitations are for anyone who will respond. There is no more important request than the one found in Psalm 27:8: “My heart has heard You say, ‘Come and talk with Me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’”
