Sunday, November 27, 2011

Avoiding Destruction

To avoid destruction worthy of the name,

Embrace the narrow path Jesus taught

His followers to take in life.

Why did our Master say this to us?

To take all the joy out of living?

Ridiculous thought.

It was to save us from the sorrow,

The disillusionment and lack

Of all things worth having

That inevitably comes from

Taking the world's way.

And the worst thing about

Disobeying Jesus' command?

It leads to a sense of

Living apart from God,

To absence of the lasting good

Our wonderful God alone can give.



So, no matter how far down the broad way

You may have gone -- even if almost to the end --

You can turn around now and adopt

The true, the only, way to live.

Your heavenly Father wants you safe with Him.