Strait is a noun referring to a geographical feature (a narrow water passage) or an adjective for a difficult situation. Straight is an adjective referring to a path, line, or an honest manner, or an adverb for direct movement. Jesus is telling us that the way to Heaven, life, salvation and all things Holy is Strait. Since strait is a noun, it is referring to Him. Jesus is the way, the truth, the life and the light of this world. Therefore, we cannot enter into His kingdom except that we go through him. Straight being the adjective, which adds more information to the noun, is a path, line or an honest manner. Meaning that we enter into life through the Strait gate named Jesus and while on the street of Straight; which is the sanctification process. During this life long process God is continuously breaking us down to reform us. There is a common misconception in the faith, “God will not place more on you than you can bare”. This is an apocryphal statement, what the bible actually says in 1 Corinthians 10:13 is that “There will be no temptation allowed in your life more than you can bare”. God is a plate smasher and a mold breaker, He will absolutely devastate your perception of reality to ensure that you learn to properly lean on Him, not the sources of this world and your own understanding. The reason we struggle so much on the street called Straight is because it does not waiver like we do. We bump into the guard rails Jesus has in place and it hurts because we are trying to be like the dog and return to our vomit “Proverbs 26:11”. So let us be glad in this day that the Lord has made, that our faith/trust in Him is perfected as we endure the issues of life knowing that Jesus is ever present through all of these trials and situations we face. For we are to be still and know that He is God. He supplies all of our needs, wipes our tears away, trades a moment of sorrow for a morning of Joy, shades us in the wings of His might, protects us with His victorious right arm and everything else that we need. It is far better to struggle with sin than it is to be complacent in breaking God’s word. For to struggle means we are actively fighting to subjugate the flesh in accordance to the will of The Most High.
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