To read the texts, click on the texts: Rom 8:26-30; Lk 13:22-30
The
first verse of today’s text 13:22, reintroduces the journey motif, which began
in 9:51, where we were told that Jesus set out resolutely for Jerusalem. In
response to a question of whether only a few will be saved, Jesus responds not
with a direct answer, but by placing the onus of entry into the kingdom on each
individual’s shoulders. This is because while the door is open it does not
necessarily mean that anyone will enter it.
God
will not force a person to enter if he/she does not want to do so. While Jesus
does not explicate what striving to enter through the narrow door entails, he
states clearly that once the door has been shut, it will not be opened to those
who presume that the Lord knows them. This means that the believer is
challenged to do what he/she has to do and not presume or take for granted that
salvation is assured and especially if one is not willing to receive it. God’s
grace is abundant but can only be received by those who want to receive it.
“Two
roads diverged in a yellow wood, and I …. I took the one less travelled by and
that has made all the difference” (Robert Frost)
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