Uriah was one of David’s closest warriors, proven in battle and given a place of honor. Then he had her husband, Uriah, killed on the front lines of battle so he could be with Bathsheba. He brought her to him and slept with her even though she was married to someone else.

To refresh your memory back to 2 Samuel 11, David noticed Bathsheba from his roof sunbathing. Uriah the Hittite, the Uriah the Hittite from the story of David and Bathsheba? Yes, the very same. Their names are all listed: Zelek the Ammonite, Nahariai the Berothite, Ira the Ithrite, Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai… wait a minute. Another killed a lion in a pit on a snowy day (actually the title of a good book). A few risked their lives by sneaking past the Philistines camp in order to bring David some water. One killed 300 men with his spear in one encounter. Most of 1 Chronicles 11 is dedicated to their feats of greatness. King David had a lot of mighty warriors who did some amazing things. So it was with sorrow, not discrimination, that Jesus declared that the road to eternal life is 'narrow, and only a few find it.“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus” Romans 6:23 (NIV) Most people would rather create their own religions and design their own gods. They choose temporary, earthly pleasure over the self-sacrifice required in following Jesus (Mark 8:34 Luke 9:23 Matthew 10:37). Most people allow their passions and desires to dictate the course of their lives. Satan has paved the highway to hell with fleshly temptations, worldly attractions, and moral compromises.

However, He also knows that in our self-centered, sin-saturated world there are not many who will desire Him enough to come to Him on His terms (John 6:44, 65 Romans 3:11 Jeremiah 29:13). We all deserve to stay on the 'wide road that leads to destruction.' But God loved us enough to provide the path to eternal life anyway (Romans 5:6–8). The way to God was completely closed, and sin was the roadblock (Romans 5:12). Without the blood of Jesus covering our sin, we stand guilty before the God we rejected (Romans 1:20). At great cost to Himself, He paid that price (Isaiah 53:5 1 John 3:1, 16 Psalm 51:7). God cannot simply excuse or overlook our sin. Compared to His righteousness, we are all filthy (Isaiah 64:6 Romans 3:10). We cannot create our own paths or come to a holy God based on our own efforts. God offers salvation to everyone who accepts it (John 1:12 3:16-18 Romans 10:9 1 John 2:2). Jesus never sugar-coated the truth, and the truth is that not many people are willing to pay the price to follow Him. When faced with the reality of denying themselves to follow Jesus, most people turn away (John 6:66). Human nature gravitates toward comfort and pleasure. When faced with the choice between a narrow, bumpy road and a wide, paved highway, most of us choose the easier road. Following Jesus requires crucifying our flesh (Galatians 2:20 5:24 Romans 6:2), living by faith (Romans 1:17 2 Corinthians 5:7 Hebrews 10:38), enduring trials with Christlike patience (James 1:2–3, 12 1 Peter 1:6), and living a lifestyle separate from the world (James 1:27 Romans 12:1–2). Jesus says that the narrow gate leads to a “hard” road, one that will take us through hardships and difficult decisions. The “wide” gate is non-exclusive it allows for human effort and all other of the world’s religions. Salvation is found only in the Person of Jesus Christ He is the only way (John 14:6).

However, the gate to heaven is “narrow” in the sense of having a particular requirement for entrance-faith in Jesus Christ. Jesus made it clear: the path to eternal life is open to everyone who asks. For everyone who asks receives the one who seeks finds and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened' (Matthew 7:7–8). However, a few verses earlier, Jesus had told the same audience, 'Ask and it will be given to you seek and you will find knock and the door will be opened to you. It sounds as though God has rated us all on some scale of acceptability and only allows a select few to enter His presence. When we read the word narrow, we tend to associate it with prejudicial selection. After all, if He really wants to save everyone, why didn’t He make it easier to be saved? Why doesn’t He simply let everyone into heaven? But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.' This passage causes some to question the goodness of God. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. In Matthew 7:13–14, Jesus said, 'Enter through the narrow gate.

Road of sin is wide