Our Daily Bread 28 May 2022 ODB Devotional Message for Saturday
Our Daily Bread 28 May 2022 was written by Poh Fang Chia (our Daily Bread Ministries). Read Our Daily Bread 28 May 2022 Devotional and be blessed.
TOPIC: Narrow Door Cafe
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Luke 13:22–30
BIBLE IN A YEAR: 2 Chronicles 4–6; John 10:24–42
KEY VERSE: Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. – Luke 13:24
Our Daily Bread 28 May 2022 (Saturday ODB) INSIGHT: Jesus’ words in Luke 13:22–30 are directed to the people of Israel. They were literally eating and drinking with Him and listening to His teaching (v. 26). Yet there’s a larger truth for all of us. When Christ refers to people from all directions coming to God’s feast (v. 29), He’s signaling the inclusion of gentiles in the kingdom of God. This is what’s meant by “those who are last [the gentiles] will be first” (v. 30).
Jesus’ somewhat lengthy response to the original question, “Are only a few people going to be saved?” (v. 23), doesn’t necessarily mean that the number of the saved will be few. Rather, the “narrow door” (v. 24) is a reference to the exclusive way to God—only through Jesus the Son. As many as are willing to enter through Christ will be admitted to the kingdom.
Our Daily Bread 28 May 2022 (Saturday ODB) MESSAGE
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 forty centimeters wide (less than sixteen inches)—just enough for the average person to squeeze his way through! Yet, despite the challenge, this unique cafe has attracted large crowds.
Will this be true of the narrow door described in Luke 13:22–30? Someone asked Jesus, “Are only a few people going to be saved?” (v. 23). In reply, Jesus challenged the person to “make every effort to enter through the narrow door” to God’s kingdom (v. 24). He was essentially asking, “Will the saved include you?” Jesus used this analogy to urge the Jews not to be presumptuous. Many of them believed they’d be included in God’s kingdom because they were Abraham’s descendants or because they kept the law. But Jesus challenged them to respond to Him before “the owner of the house . . . closes the door” (v. 25).
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 2:8–9; Titus 3:5–7). The door is narrow, but it’s wide open to all who will put their faith in Jesus. He’s inviting us today to seize the opportunity to enter through the narrow door to His kingdom.
Our Daily Bread 28 May 2022 (Saturday ODB) Devotional for Today
REFLECT: How can you have confidence you’ll enter through the narrow door and be assured of eternal life with Jesus? Why is this decision so important?
PRAY: Jesus, thank You for inviting me into Your kingdom. I believe You came to die for me and You rose from the grave. Come into my life and be my Savior.
Our Daily Bread 28 May 2022 Devotional for Saturday. Our Daily Bread Ministries (ODB) is a Christian organization founded by Dr. Martin De Haan in 1938. It is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with over 600 employees. It produces several devotional publications, including Our Daily Bread. our daily bread booklet. Our Daily Bread 28 May 2022 ODB Devotional Message.