Jesus said that there were two ways, one narrow and one wide. Few, he said, would find the narrow one that lead to life.

But why? Doesn’t God want all men to be saved like Peter said, 

“The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance”,
- 2nd Peter 3:9

Oh, there it is in black and white. You gotta repent. Yep, that’s gonna narrow the field down for sure.

Just think about how things were in Noah’s day. He preached righteousness, likely all the time he was also building the ark. Who repented? Nobody. The flood came and only Noah and his family were saved. Noah preached, but folks didn’t listen just like folks now don’t listen to what they don’t want to hear.

What about all those who came out of Egypt in the Exodus? They saw God’s wonders in Egypt, the mighty plagues of God that he brought on the most powerful king and nation in the world. They saw that king’s great army defeated in the Red Sea after they had passed through on dry land. What a wonder that must have been to behold, not only the parting of the sea, but being led by a pillar of fire at night and a pillar of cloud in the daytime (Exodus 13:21).

They got hungry and God fed them manna. Water came from a rock to quench their thirst and that of their animals as well. Quail came right into their camp for a poultry-fest. Their clothes did not wear out, they did not get sick and their flocks and herds grew.

Still they fell in the wilderness. They refused to repent of their failure to trust God. Only two of the original 603,550 fighting age men were allowed to enter the promised land. Only two.

Why don’t more folks repent? Why don’t they seek God?

Many don’t seek because they don’t want to find, because they know what is at the end. Repentance. Surrendering to something higher than themselves is not what they want. They don’t want God, They want to be god.

There is only one God and his Son is the only way. That’s why it is narrow.