"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and there are few that find it." Matt. 7:13-14

Church was packed yesterday, because it was the first night of the two-day Truth Project conference. There were no parking spots at church, so we as Andersons go to Plan B when such a scenario usually takes place: we park at Grandma's house. Grandma's house is across the basin and up the hill outside of church, so naturally, it's a pretty smart parking spot to utilize when parking trouble occurs. After the Truth Project, we made our way across the basin in the dark and frigid air. I was too cold to be traveling the same pace as the rest of my family, so I went ahead and reached the small hill and proceeded to climb up. About half-way through, however, I found that the ground had lost its stable quality and turned into a muddy mixture. Exasperated, I turned to tell everyone not to come this way because of the mud.

We as Christians are mandated with a similar call. We are no greater than every other human being; a chief difference distinguishing us and the world is the object of our worship. Being a Christian in part is the ability to acknowledge our sin; those outside of Christianity are captive to it and cannot see it. Having been saved by God's grace, we know the stakes of a life without Christ, the wide and broad path - however, not everyone in the human race is aware that faulty ground exists in that pathway. Having experienced and understanding the devastation of sin, who are we to not call back to the rest of the world of the danger ahead? We as Christians cannot keep bottled up about a disorder that leads to death, can we?

Pray that we as individuals gain the forthrightness to approach those on the unsure ground. We must warn those who rush toward doom unknowingly.

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