Narrow Door Cafe

<p>Croissants, dumplings, pork curry, and all sorts of scrumptious food await those who find and enter the Narrow Door Cafe. Located in the Taiwanese city of Tainan, this cafe is literally a hole in the wall. Its entrance is barely 40 centimeters wide (less than16 inches)&mdash;just enough for the average person to squeeze his way through! Yet, despite the challenge, this unique cafe has attracted large crowds.</p> <p>Will this be true of the narrow door described in Luke 13:22&ndash;30? Someone asked Jesus, &ldquo;Are only a few people going to be saved?&rdquo; (v. 23). In reply, Jesus challenged the person to &ldquo;make every effort to enter through the narrow door&rdquo; to God&rsquo;s kingdom (v. 24). He was essentially asking, &ldquo;Will the saved include you?&rdquo; Jesus used this analogy to urge the Jews not to be presumptuous. Many of them believed they would be included in God&rsquo;s kingdom because they were Abraham&rsquo;s descendants or because they kept the law. But Jesus challenged them to respond to Him before &ldquo;the owner of the house . . . closes the door&rdquo; (v. 25).&nbsp;</p> <p>Neither our family background nor our deeds can make us right with God. Only faith in Jesus can save us from sin and death (Ephesians 2:8&ndash;9; Titus 3:5&ndash;7). The door is narrow, but it&rsquo; wide open to all who will put their faith in Jesus. He&rsquo;s inviting us today to seize the opportunity to enter through the narrow door to His kingdom.</p>