Key to Heaven

Once, someone asked Jesus

"Lord, is it true that few people will be saved?"

Jesus answered "Do your best to enter by the narow door, for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able. When once the master of the house had got up and locked the door, you will stand outside; then you will knock at the door calling: 'Lord, open to us."

Luke 13: 23-25

This was part of the Gospel reading for today and the priest's sermon was very good.. so i thought of sharing it with whoever is reading it now.. hehe..

Do your best to enter by the narrow door, for many will try and will not succeed.

Now Jesus said that the door to Heaven is narrow.. Why is that so? Why does God wants to make us suffer by going through the hard way?Isn't God all loving and kind?

What God wants to tell us today is that although He is loving and kind, He only permits those who deserves it. So what qualifies us to enter His Kingdom then??

Is it by being a priest? By holding position in the church? By going to Sunday mass and listening to the Word of God?

NO!!!!!

The only thing that qualifies us to go to Heaven is this

LIVING OUR FAITH..

If we were to treat the people around us in kindness, in giving alms and self sacrifice, that would qualify us to enter the Kingdom of God. It definitely is not bad to hold position in church, to come every Sunday and listen to the Word of God.. but the thing is..

Do we live our faith OUTSIDE of the church, or are we only faithful in a confinement of the church compound?

that is the challenge, to live our Christian faith outside of the church.

If our faith is only confined inside the church, we might find ourselves outside, knocking and knocking at the door, but the door will not be opened..

I will end with a short story..

A dying sewer asked his brothers to come together before he dies.. when they are all gathered, the dying brother said to his brothers

"Bring me my key to Heaven"

all the other brothers were puzzled at their eldest brother request. Again their eldest brother said

"Bring me my key to Heaven"

this time, they realized what their eldest brother wanted.. and they brought to him a needle.
the dying brother said

"with this small needle, i worked day and night to build the Kingdom of God."

What is your key to Heaven my brothers and sisters in Christ?

So what if you are a poor sewer? as long as you do good, it doesn't matter what your position in the world is..

God Bless~