Psalm 1:6: For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Experiencing Jesus in the Psalms
Perish simply means “lost.” It is a word of finality, if you please. The wicked are going to perish. The wide, broad way is like a funnel in that you enter at the big end and, as you continue, it becomes narrower and narrower and finally leads to death. You enter the narrow way by Christ, who is the way, the truth, and the life. As you continue, the way becomes broader and broader; and this way leads to life. Christ says, “… I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” What a glorious picture of the blessed and happy man is presented in the first psalm! 1
Living the Transformed Life
Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Matthew 7:13–14
- The world presents bigness as the way to success. But John the Baptist, the greatest amongst those who have lived on earth, said he needed to decrease in order to be successful. What truth was he revealing that could help you today?
- Why are there so few people who find the narrow way?
- Are you 100% convinced that you are traveling on the right road in life right now?
Living the narrow life is how you live the liberating life.
Praise and Prayer
Thank You Father, for leading me down the narrow way. Please teach me how to avoid the way of the ungodly.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: Poetry (Psalms 1-41) (electronic ed., Vol. 17, p. 21). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
