Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter through the narrow gate. 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.

Have you ever owned a pair of “skinny jeans”? I’m sure you’ve seen them, they’re tight from the waist to the ankle, and I mean tight. The style became popular when my son was in high school. I tried on a pair about four years ago…and…um…they just aren’t for me. BUT they are perfect depiction of the “narrow gate” described in Matthew 7.

When you read the four gospels, it’s important to remember that they were written before the cross, before the new covenant, and while the old covenant of the Law of Moses was still in operation. Having said that, let’s look at Matthew 7:13-14 again. You’ve probably heard it taught that the “narrow gate” is the way for a Christian to live the God-kind of life. Really? Think about it, is Jesus beckoning believers to a life that is “small and narrow and only a few find it?” The answer is no.

Isaiah 35:8 (ESV) says, “And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it. It shall belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools, they shall not go astray”. This road is for the imperfect who’s made perfect in Christ, the unclean is now clean.

The new way under grace is not a narrow path but a highway, even those that aren’t perfect shall not go astray. There are not only a few who will be saved, but a multitude, no one can count! Jesus is the door to a highway. He’s not like an old pair skinny jeans that are small, narrow and only a few can wear them! He is the way, the truth, and the life.