The Way Is Narrow
I asked The LORD, “What will you do with us, LORD?”
He replied, “I will LOVE you, each of you. As you seek Me, I will guide you on My Path for you. Keep your eyes focused on My Face. Look into My Eyes, as you stay focused on Me.
DO NOT let the things of the world and of mankind distract you, causing you to lose your way, or to remove yourself from Me.”
“For those who are according to the flesh and are controlled by its unholy desires set their minds on and pursue those things which gratify the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit and are controlled by the desires of the Spirit set their minds on and seek those things which gratify the [Holy] Spirit.” Romans 8:5. 5
“Let me warn you therefore, beloved, that knowing these things before hand, you should be on your guard, lest you be carried away by the error of lawless and wicked [persons and] fall from your own [present] firm condition [your own steadfastness of mind].” 2 Peter 3:17 17
“Let it be known, as you seek My Face, all the more, so will I pour out over you treasures from Heaven, that only come through Me.
Even now, many waiver between Me and the things of the world and mankind in their hearts. Remember, your heart is evil.”
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly perverse and corrupt and severely, mortally sick! Who can know it [perceive, understand, be acquainted with his own heart and mind]?” Jeremiah 17:9
“The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination and intention of all human thinking was only evil continually.” Genesis 6:5
“But they would not listen to and obey Me or bend their ear [to Me], but followed the counsels and the stubborn promptings of their own evil hearts and minds, and they turned their backs and went in reverse instead of forward.” Jeremiah 7:24
“So many hearts are being exposed now, and when there is no repentance, even more will be exposed as reprobate, for who they truly are in the days ahead.
Money, Power, Fame, and Influence are hard to resist from the enemy when you lack in your relationship with Me. Even those in high places, who were My Elect, are not exempt.”
“For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and they will show great signs and wonders so as to deceive and lead astray, if possible, even the elect (God’s chosen ones).” Matthew 24:24
“The temptations are high and the flesh is very weak.”
“All of you must keep awake (give strict attention, be cautious and active) and watch and pray, that you may not come into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Matthew 26:41
“Remember, the devil offered Jesus worldly things. But His relationship with Me, helped save Him, as He refused it and walked away. Thus it should be for each of you.”
“Then Jesus was led (guided) by the [Holy] Spirit into the wilderness (desert) to be tempted (tested and tried) by the devil. He went without food for 40 days and 40 nights, and later He was hungry.
The tempter came and said to Him, If You are God’s Son, command these stones to be made into loaves of bread. But He replied, It has been written, Man shall not live and be upheld and sustained by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.
Then the devil took Him into the holy city and placed Him on a turret (pinnacle, gable) of the temple sanctuary.
He said to Him, If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, He will give His angels charge over you, and they will bear you up on their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone.
Jesus said to him, On the other hand it is written also, You shall not tempt, tempt thoroughly, or try exceedingly, The LORD your God.
Again, the devil took Him up on a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory (the splendor, magnificence, preeminence, and excellence) of them.
He said to Him, These things, all taken together, I will give You, if You will prostrate Yourself before me and do homage and worship me.
Then Jesus said to him, Begone, Satan! For it has been written, You shall worship The LORD your God, and Him alone shall you serve.
Then the devil departed from Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.” Matthew 4:1-11
“The days ahead will be both dark and light, largely depending on your relationship with Me.
I will continue to move and shake things up, for My Kingdom purposes. I AM getting rid of the tares, so that My Beloveds may shine in all My Glory as they harvest the wheat, as it is ripe and My Time is upon them. More workers are needed in My Fields!
I AM about GIVING. So who will give Me your everything?”
“If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God [Who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him.” James 1:5
“If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good and advantageous gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in heaven [perfect as He is] give good and advantageous things to those who keep on asking Him!” Matthew 7:11
“Every good gift and every perfect (free, large, and full) gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of all [that gives] light, in [the shining of] Whom there can be no variation [rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning [as in an eclipse].” James 1:17
“Neither is He served by human hands, as though He lacked anything, for it is He Himself Who gives life and breath and all things to all [people].” Acts 17:25
“Who will come forth to raise their hand to Me, offering to serve Me above all else?”
“Also I heard the voice of The LORD, saying, Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.” Isaiah 6:8
“Who will lead many into the Kingdom of God for My Glory?”
“This good news of the kingdom (the Gospel) will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then will come the end.” Matthew 24:14
“Who will pour themselves out as a drink offering, so that others may be healed, fed, clothed and learn to walk in My Words and Ways?”
Even if [my lifeblood] must be poured out as a libation on the sacrificial offering of your faith [to God], still I am glad [to do it] and congratulate you all on [your share in] it.” Philippians 2:17
“I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is softened [with anguish] and melted down within me.” Psalm 22:14
“If you pour out that with which you sustain your own life for the hungry and satisfy the need of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in darkness, and your obscurity and gloom become like the noonday. The LORD shall guide you continually and satisfy you in drought and in dry places and make strong your bones. You shall be like a watered garden and like a spring of water whose waters fail not.” Isaiah 58:10-11
“Trust in, lean on, rely on, and have confidence in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is a refuge for us (a fortress and a high tower). Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!” Psalm 62:8
“Who will teach My Children the Way and Words of My Holiness and the joy in Worshiping Me?”
“Then little children were brought to Jesus, that He might put His hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them. But He said, Leave the children alone! Allow the little ones to come to Me, and do not forbid or restrain or hinder them, for of such [as these] is the kingdom of heaven composed. And He put His hands upon them, and then went on His way.” Matthew 19:13-15
“You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you rise up.” Deuteronomy 11:19
“I will open my mouth in a parable (in instruction by numerous examples); I will utter dark sayings of old [that hide important truth] — which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
We will not hide them from their children, but we will tell to the generation to come the praiseworthy deeds of The LORD, and His might, and the wonderful works that He has performed.” Psalm 78:2-4
“Who will dance before Me as David did, offering himself as a sacrifice of praise?”
“David danced before The LORD with all his might, clad in a linen ephod [a priest’s upper garment].
So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of The LORD with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet. As the ark of The LORD came into the City of David, Michal, Saul’s daughter [David’s wife], looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before The LORD, and she despised him in her heart.
They brought in the ark of The LORD and set it in its place inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before The LORD.
When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name [and presence] of The LORD of hosts, distributed among all the people, the whole multitude of Israel, both to men and women, to each a cake of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed, each to his house.
Then David returned to bless his household. [His wife] Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, How glorious was the king of Israel today, who stripped himself of his kingly robes and uncovered himself in the eyes of his servants’ maids as one of the worthless fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!
David said to Michal, It was before The LORD, Who chose me above your father and all his house to appoint me as prince over Israel, the people of The LORD. Therefore will I make merry [in pure enjoyment] before The LORD.
I will be still more lightly esteemed than this, and will humble and lower myself in my own sight [and yours]. But by the maids you mentioned, I will be held in honor. Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.” 2 Samuel 6:14-23
“Again I will build you and you will be built, O Virgin Israel! You will again be adorned with your timbrels [small one-headed drums] and go forth in the dancing [chorus] of those who make merry.” Jeremiah 31:4
“Who will spend time with Me, waiting on Me quietly, so you will hear Me clearly, without interruptions?”
“In the morning You hear my voice, O Lord; in the morning I prepare [a prayer, a sacrifice] for You and watch and wait [for You to speak to my heart].” Psalm 5:3
“Our inner selves wait [earnestly] for The LORD; He is our Help and our Shield.” Psalm 33:20
“I wait for The LORD, I expectantly wait, and in His word do I hope.” Psalm 130:5
“Be still and rest in The LORD; wait for Him and patiently lean yourself upon Him; fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass.” Psalm 37:7
“Guide me in Your truth and faithfulness and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; for You [You only and altogether] do I wait [expectantly] all the day long.” Psalm 25:5
“These are the ones who seek My Face, not My Hands. Remember, the way is narrow.”
“Enter through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and spacious and broad is the way that leads away to destruction, and many are those who are entering through it. But the gate is narrow, contracted by pressure) and the way is straitened and compressed that leads away to life, and few are those who find it.
Beware of false prophets, who come to you dressed as sheep, but inside they are devouring wolves. You will fully recognize them by their fruits. Do people pick grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
Even so, every healthy (sound) tree bears good fruit [worthy of admiration], but the sickly (decaying, worthless) tree bears bad (worthless) fruit.
A good (healthy) tree cannot bear bad (worthless) fruit, nor can a bad (diseased) tree bear excellent fruit [worthy of admiration].
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. Therefore you will fully know them by their fruits.” Matthew 7:13-20
God Bless You!
~ Beverly Juelsgaard-Fischer
Beverly Juelsgaard-Fischer
Wow, Bev, the Lord ask us all some very thought provoking questions here!
We have counted the cost, so let’s stay with that decision to follow Jesus as all the way now! I want to as He truly has the Words of eternal life for us all!
Love you sis. Prayers and blessings. Joyce
I want to be one of “These are the ones who seek My Face, not My Hands. Remember, the way is
narrow..”
Indeed “narrow” is the way – Money, Power, Fame and Influence, sounds like “The Blessing” of Abraham, in which we are the seed Gen. 12:1-3, Gal. 3:16 Are you in Church? Let’s go!
Lord i need your grace to do as you will!!!
This is beautiful Beverly! A short while after reading this , while spending quiet worshipping time with Him, He gave me a psalm about it. Just absolutely beautiful as I sung it back to Him. I hope to share it with everyone soon!
Much love to you, Gabrielle
Gabrielle, Thank you so much! GOD is so good. I look forward to reading the Psalm He gave you.
He does that with me too, giving me songs while I’m worshipping Him. It just draws me closer.
I LOVE how He does it through you. You are truly blessed.
BLESSINGS! Bev
Lord, here I am. Make use of me. Help me by your grace.
Success, He will use you mightily in the days ahead. Your heart is willing. Just take His hand & He’ll guide you. He loves you so much!
BLESSINGS! Bev