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By Donald DeJesus
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Death is the narrow gate to eternal joy. Matthew 25:23 His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.' (NKJV) Jesus said to the thief in Luke 23:43, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise." (NKJV)
Who can understand the joy of birth but a mother? The child was birthed out of the male first through his seed and then he is birthed into this world out of the womb of the mother second. We also will experience this joy when we are birthed out of the womb of our flesh and enter into eternal life third. Death is truly the day we are born out of the womb of this body that we dwell in, and enter into Gods world of eternal life.
As a parent rejoices over their child, so God also will rejoice over his children when they are birthed into his Kingdom though becoming Born Again. Being Born Again is the birth of the Holy Spirit in the womb of your flesh; which eventually will be manifested out of you the womb as a Christian. A Christian is a child of the Holy Spirit.
When you entered into this world through the narrow gate you had to break free from the womb of your mothers flesh and likewise when you enter the narrow gate of Gods world you have to break free from the carnal sinful nature of your flesh. This narrow gate in Gods Kingdom is Gods Will. Matthew 7:21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. (NKJV)
Are you a child of God? If you are; then you have broke free from the womb of your flesh through death of your sinful nature on this side of the grave, you have the birth of Gods Holy Spirit in you, you are in Gods will and God has eternal joy over you as his child. Eternal Joy is Gods everlasting life more abundantly over you being his child.
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