The Majority

"For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." Matthew 7:13-14 NIV

This passage follows the one that says that those who ask will receive, those who seek will find, and those who knock will have the door opened to them. And yet, it will be a minority that find the way to Jesus, to life. It is not God who is being parsimonious with his offer of salvation, it is that people are not wanting to know God. The general human condition is one of rebellion against God and most people want to lead their lives in a way that satisfies their pride and greed. In a democracy, we elect our leaders based on the majority consent of the population. We have it in our minds that what most people want must be the right thing. However, this viewpoint does not apply to the things of God. His truth is not contingent on how many people ascribe to it.

I pray that God will give me the discernment to see, hear and obey the truth of his word. I pray that I will not be swayed by the latest popular thinking if it runs counter to his teaching. I pray that God will give me the strength to stand in the swirling stream of anti-God sentiment and not be swept away with it. He is enough.