People beginning to walk this road may have good intentions. Many are even able to refrain from the pitfalls for a time. However, all too often their morals and good standards begin to suffer. Lying, stealing, and cheating can become common practices. It seems you can pick your style of life on this road and call it freedom. It appears that you can refrain from (or indulge deeply in) certain sins. You are taken along this road so rapidly that you are hardly aware of time running out. Some people on this road are overcome by many troubles, and they see no way out. Too often despair, drugs, murder, or suicide are the result. The Bible says, “The way of transgressors is hard” (Proverbs 13:15).

Is this what you want in life? Is this the road you want to travel? Did you notice that Satan never mentioned the final result of traveling his road? He would not dare—he would betray himself. He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy” (John 10:10). The result of walking the broad road is hell, the lake of fire that never goes out. This place was made for the devil and his angels. There will be weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth forever. Are you going to walk with him and share his fate? Even if you are now traveling on the wide road, today is the day to choose the narrow road.

The Narrow Road

Take a closer look at the narrow road. This road is for everyone who sincerely seeks it—no one is turned away. Jesus wants to be your Savior and personal guide. He asks you to repent of your sins, surrender your will, and trust in him. He says, “Learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:29-30).

Jesus is the kind shepherd (Psalm 23). He loves you so much that he will walk right beside you on the narrow road. As he teaches you his ways, you will find joy in following Him. When the path seems dark and difficult, He will take hold of your hand and lead you until you can see more clearly. Sometimes when you get very weary or the path is dangerous, the Shepherd will take you in his arms and carry you. Soon you will have strength to walk again. “He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young” (Isaiah 40:11). With other Christians, you will find love, care, and support as you walk the narrow road.

The Choice

These two roads, the wide one and the narrow one, both end when life is over. Then comes the judgment. God will judge everyone’s life by the road he has traveled. “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27).

On that final day those people traveling the wide road with Satan as their master will face God in judgment. “And they were judged every man according to their works” (Revelation 20:13). “Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels” (Matthew 25:41).

The people traveling on the narrow road will also face God in judgment. “Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world” (Matthew 25:34). To be at home in heaven with Jesus in that beautiful place—no words can describe it! “In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you” (John 14:2).

Which road will you choose? It means either heaven or hell for you throughout eternity. Choose the narrow road, and ask Jesus to help you. “I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live” (Deuteronomy 30:19).

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Who are you? What is your name? Where did you come from? Where do you live? Where are you going?

You know the name of your village. Maybe you have never been anywhere else. But you know that your village is part of a big country, and the countries are all part of the big world.

The Bible

It was almost 6,000 years ago when the world was made. It was made by God. God has a book called the Bible, which tells how He made the world and how He made the first man and woman. God made man in his own likeness.

Ever since then children have been born. Ever since then people have died. Thousands and thousands of them have been born and have died.

You were born to your father and mother. But it is really God who made you. He made everything. Have you ever thought of how wonderfully God made everything and how He made you?

Your parents gave you a name. God knows your name. He knows every name, no matter what language it is. He knows everything.

Because God made us, He knows all about us. He loves us because we belong to Him. He is our Father in heaven, and He cares for us more than our own fathers and mothers do.

God

God has always been. He lives forever. So when He put his breath into us, it made us live forever, too. No, not our bodies, for they die, but the soul inside us lives forever.

Do you know God? Maybe you ask, “Who is God? Where is He?”

Do you really want to know? Yes, you do. Deep inside you want to know.

You have never seen God, have you? No, but that doesn’t mean He isn’t there.

There is only one God. There is no room for any other, because the one who is really, really God fills heaven and earth. He is everywhere at the same time.

God’s home is heaven, that beautiful place up there, but He also lives in the hearts of people who obey his voice.

How do I learn to know God? Is that the question you are asking? God has a wonderful plan to show us how.

God sent his only begotten Son, Jesus, down from heaven to show people who He is and what He is like. God and Jesus are one.

By a miracle, God’s Son was born as a baby and grew up to be a man. Then for three years, Jesus told the people of the love of God, his Father. He told them that God is holy and cannot bear to see sin.

Then God made a way for us to be saved from our sins. He let his Son Jesus be nailed to a cross by wicked men. He laid down his life—so great was his love!

He was the sacrifice that can pay for the sins of the whole world—every sin you have ever done, every sin of every boy, or girl, man, or woman.

Did Jesus stay on the cross? Did Jesus stay in the tomb? No, after three days He arose victorious. Then He went back to heaven and is waiting till God says the world shall come to an end. Then He will be the righteous Judge of all people.

Do you have the Gospel of John? Read chapter 10. John has written what Jesus told the people. What He said is still for us today. Jesus said He was the Good Shepherd and gave his life for the sheep. We are the sheep. The ones that are his sheep know his voice. He calls them by name. A stranger they will not follow.

The Stranger, That Other Voice

Who is that stranger, the one from whom we shall flee? Oh, he is a thief! He cares nothing for the sheep. He is a liar. There is no truth in him. He is the devil. He is our enemy, Satan.

But first, he is the enemy of God. He was once a good angel with God in heaven. But he became proud and lifted himself up against God. He fought against God and many angels joined him. God won, because He has all power. So He cast Satan and all his followers out of heaven. Satan hates God for this.

Because he can never get close to God again, he pours his anger on God’s creatures, the people of the world. Because he sinned, he tries to entice everyone to sin. Never again will sin enter heaven.

There is another place, the place that God made for the devil and his angels. It is hell. Hell is a place of torment. It is a burning fire that will never go out. It is the place where the devil and his followers will be punished forever. It is an awful place where God will have to send us if we choose to listen to Satan’s voice.

Satan does not want us to think about hell. He does not want us to think about God. That is why he is trying to get our attention away from God. Satan tries to make us listen to his voice.

Have you heard that other voice inside you, the voice of the stranger?

Sometimes he makes us believe he has good things to offer. Sometimes he makes us think: “I am better than others. I am important. Me first. I’ll get even. I have to fight for my rights. It’s alright to steal, just so I don’t get caught. Everybody tells lies, so I can, too. Dirty thoughts are not so bad—nobody knows what I’m thinking. Dirty words—they’re good for a laugh.”

And at other times, have you been so discouraged that you were tempted to think, “I’m no good, why keep on living?”

These are all the voice of the devil. He is a liar—that is why he tries to make us liars. He is a thief—that is why he wants to make us steal. He is a murderer—that is why he tries to make us hate others.

When you listen to that voice, how does it make you feel? Does it make you feel good inside? Oh, no, it makes you unhappy. It makes you want to hide. That is just like Satan is. He likes to do things in the dark.

Jesus, the Shepherd’s Voice

Do you know Jesus, the Good Shepherd? Would you like to be his sheep? Would you like to know his voice?

Yes you can; but first you must not listen to that other voice anymore.

Now, when you are quiet, you will hear the gentle voice of Jesus calling you to give your whole life to Him. You will hear Him telling you to be sorry for all your sins and to confess them.

Maybe, sometime when you were very still, you were thinking, “What shall I do with all my troubles and burdens? I wish I could be good. I wish I would be at a place where I’d never be hungry or sick anymore. What will happen to me when I die?”

And maybe you have had many more thoughts. That is the voice of Jesus calling you.

Do you sometimes feel sad when you don’t even know why? Or do you feel lonesome when you are not even alone? It could be because you are lonesome for God, the One who made you and loves you. He is the Shepherd calling for his lost sheep. He is calling and calling, and seeking and seeking you!

When you hear the Shepherd’s voice, answer Him. Tell Him you are sorry for your sins. Tell Him just how you feel, and ask Him to save you. That is praying.

Have you ever prayed to the God of heaven? Do it now. He will hear you and understand you. He will give you the peace you are longing for.

Wouldn’t you like to be his sheep and know his voice? He wants to be your friend. He will take away your burden of sin. You will feel happy inside. You will be loving and kind like He is. He will help you to overcome your fears.

Even if others would mock you for being a Christian, you know that Jesus will take care of you. Even if the stranger would tempt you again, you must trust Jesus to help you overcome.

When you are safe in the Shepherd’s loving arms, you know that at the end He will take you to his wonderful, happy home with God to live with Him forever!

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A person is not necessarily sick, blind, maimed, deaf, deformed, barren, etc., because he or his parents have sinned. At one time the disciples asked Jesus after meeting a blind man: “Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? (John 9:2). Jesus replied, “Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him” (v.3). Later, Jesus healed the man. In some cases the barren woman suffers unjustly. She is despised and rejected because of superstitions and cultural stigma. Her condition does not indicate a curse from God, and she need not despair. In this case, as well as in all requests to God, let us always remember that He knows what is best for us.  

God does not intend to punish, but would rather like to refine us through this type of suffering. Actually, we can gain spiritual enrichment through such experiences. Suffering brings out the “real” or inner man and reveals our makeup. Many have found that by accepting difficulties and troubles their hearts have become softened. The humility this brings opens our mind to our dependency on God and His purpose for us. Then we can understand that, through suffering and difficulties, He intends to draw us closer to Him. Joseph was sold as a slave by his own brothers. Rather than being bitter about this, he let God work in him. He filled a great place in God’s plan. Later he told his repentant brothers, “But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive” (Genesis 50:20). He was blessed in his submission.

The suffering we experience tends to make us think about ourselves. We may feel alone in our problems and think no one understands. The burdens we have may seem greater than what others have to bear. It is easy to indulge in self-pity and become bitter, but the example of Joseph shows us how God can bless us as we submit to Him.

Rather than despairing, we can allow our suffering to be turned to the glory of God. Once we are resigned to our lot and can humbly say, “Lord, Thy will be done,” God can speak to us. There are many instances where people have thanked God for taking them through the valley of suffering because it has caused them to stop and think. They then realize there is more to life than to fulfill their own desires, pleasures, and pursuits. Many testify that they have found the Lord through suffering. Then, when they must face death, they can joyfully say with Paul, “Death is swallowed up in victory. The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:54, 56-57).

Suffering will be the eternal lot of all those who reject Jesus (John 12:48). However, those who are willing to suffer for Jesus in this life will enjoy the rewards of eternity with no suffering at all (Revelation 21:4). By humbling ourselves to accept God’s way for us and repenting of our sins, our robes can be washed white in the blood of the Lamb. Those who are redeemed in this way can obtain the heavenly reward (Revelation 7:13-14).

Suffering would teach us to be more sympathetic to others. We may make little effort to visit or pray for the afflicted, until we have experienced suffering ourselves. “That we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God” (2 Corinthians 1:4).

Jesus, who once lived on this earth in a body like ours, understands us and our sufferings well. He can sympathize with us beyond the capacity of any human being. He knows our pain and our troubled heart. When Jesus witnessed the grief of His friends at the death of Lazarus, He was so touched in His heart that He groaned within Himself and wept (John 11:33-35). He gave Himself to suffering for the eternal salvation of humanity. If He, being the perfect Son of God, accepted this, then we should be willing to also endure affliction. True followers of God willingly accept adversity since they are servants of Him, who is their example. A vision of Jesus, His love, and His sacrifice, causes them to consider, “Why should we be spared suffering?”

Even though we may have to suffer extensively, we can find a rest in accepting what God has allowed to us. God is the Master Planner-with every trial He has promised to provide for our keeping. When the apostle Paul was able to accept his difficulty or handicap, he was able to be a happy and useful person. He prayed three times, asking God to remove the thorn from his flesh, but God answered, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9). Similarly, as we completely surrender to God and accept our suffering, God’s strength sustains us. When we accept God’s plan for us in suffering, it brings forth an expression of thankfulness that blesses our hearts and witnesses to those around us.

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