God’s ways are not hard. He has made the crooked paths straight and the rough roads smooth for you. He has made the narrow paths wide for you. His yoke is easy and His burden is light. This is why the gospel is so easy – too easy for some people that they would rather take the hard road.
You tell them, “You are free. Jesus has set you free. God has forgiven you and He’s not counting your sins against you anymore.” But they reply, “No, it can’t be that easy! You don’t have any idea the kind of things I’ve done. Not even God can forgive me of the evil things I’ve done? I am condemned to hell.” Of what good to God is your going to hell? Why don’t you just accept the knowledge of the truth? Why don’t you walk in the reality of God’s Word and declare, “I’ve been forgiven, I’ve been set free. Now I can go before Him without inferiority, guilt or condemnation”?
Because of the simplicity of God’s Word and His love, people would rather choose the hard road. You even see this when some Christians are casting out devils: “Devil, come out her!” they shout, and when that demon doesn’t seem to respond, they begin to pull the lady’s hair and beat the living day lights out of her while that demon hides in there enjoying the ‘entertainment.’ Jesus never delivered the demon-possessed that way. All He did was speak the Word and out came those devils.
Don’t allow the devil beguile you; don’t let him corrupt your mind against the simplicity of God’s Word. It may sound too simple or good to be true, but it’s just as simple and as good as it sounds. Don’t take the hard road, because that’s exactly what Satan wants you to do. Receive God’s Word with a meek and humble heart today.
