Take the Road Less Traveled

The other day my wife and I were out running some errands on a Saturday afternoon. We were driving around on the four and six lane streets when my wife said, “let’s see if we can find that old road through the country”. It took awhile, but we found it. The city had grown up around the beginning of the road, but it was still there. So we set off down this narrow lane road through the country and it was well worth the drive. We saw old farm houses, horses running in their pasture, and some beautiful Bluebonnets. What we did not see is a lot of cars. It was nice to be off the main streets and on the road less traveled.

That is what the message of the Sermon on the Mount is all about, taking the road less traveled or choosing the “narrow gate”. Jesus calls you and I to a higher level of living. The rest of the world may be rude to the people around them, but not you and me. The rest of the world may be cheating on their spouses, but not you and me. The rest of the world may be self-centered and materialistic, but not you and me. Well, not you and me if we are taking the narrow gate or the road less traveled. We are to be in the world, but not of the world. Our role in this world is to make a difference to those around us. To be “the Salt of the Earth and the Light of the World”. And show those around us that living for Jesus is the only way to have true satisfaction and happiness that will last a life time and beyond.
Robert Frost said it this way,
two roads diverged in a wood,
and I --I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

So there you have it Christ Follower, in your daily walk try to use the road less traveled and there you will find the footprints of Jesus which will lead you in the journey of an eternal life-time.