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.
