Pull Up the Drawbridge!
Friday, September 26, 2025
“One cannot complain that the ‘gate is narrow’ who stands amazed that the gate is open.” – James Dorman IV
I absolutely LOVE this quote because it is 100% TRUE!!!
Ask yourself the following question…
If you were God, would YOU want to spend eternity surrounded by a bunch of people like you and me? Liars, gossips, cheaters, thieves… you name it, we’ve all done it (and much, much worse, too!)
If we’re honest – and we were in God’s place – we would probably build a deep moat around heaven, fill it with hungry alligators, and then pull up the drawbridge so no one could get in and mess things up.
Thankfully, we are NOT God, which is why heaven isn’t surrounded by an alligator-infested moat. However, the road to get there is very narrow, and it passes through One Person and One Person only… the Lord Jesus Christ. If you try to enter the Celestial City any other way, you will be turned away instantaneously (see John 14:6; Acts 4:12; and Revelation 20:15).
The fact that the gate to heaven is open at all – especially to sinful men and women like us – is one of the greatest wonders in the history of the entire universe. And so, instead of complaining about the narrowness of that gate, let’s celebrate the very fact that it is “open for business”… just like James Dorman said in today’s quote.
Most of all, let’s be eternally grateful that Jesus paid the toll!
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.” Matthew 7:13-14 (BSB)
- Rev. Dale M. Glading, President
