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The middle road does not exist…

Two roads.

One narrow. One wide. One leads to eternal suffering, one to eternal joy.

Which do you choose?

If you are like many of us, you choose for neither. You instead choose for the middle road.

The one that is neither too narrow or too wide.

You are a good Christian, following the rules, you don’t associate yourself with “those other people” who have no sense of decency. But you're careful not to take your beliefs too far either. After all, we don’t want to be grouped into the weirdo’s and fanatics screaming at you on the street. 

A nice happy medium.

There is only one problem with this solution. The middle road does not exist. 

Moderation in everything?

Jesus does not preach moderation in following Him. He says:

As Timothy Keller wrote in the the Kings Cross: “ [Jesus] doesn't say to the crowd: Look, most of you can take it easy, but I need a few strong men and women who really want to go all the way in this discipleship.”

No. He says, whoever follows me must take up his/her cross. Not just the preachers and missionaries. But also the teachers, financial analysts, nurses, engineers, software developers, and stay at home moms. 

As good western Christians, we are often scared of being “too much a follower of Jesus.” We don’t want to rock the boat with our beliefs. But I think we are looking at it the wrong way.

This is Good News

Jesus Christ is GOOD NEWS. We often find ourselves searching for meaning in all sorts of wrong places. And the truth is – we will always be disappointed. Whether we achieve what we were aiming for or not.

As Jim Carrey (a famous actor) once said:

But Jesus, in contrast – does satisfy. That is GOOD NEWS! That is news we should want to share… but we don’t. 

Why? Because we have not experienced that satisfaction for ourselves. We only know about it second-hand, from others. And the reason we only know about it second-hand is because we have chosen to walk down a road that does not exist. 

The middle road.

If we want to experience the true satisfaction of Jesus Christ. We need to step off the middle road. It’s not easy, but it is worth it.

Til next time,

Be Blessed,

Aaron

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