I was reading in Like today and Jesus was asked an interesting question by one of his listeners.

Luke 13:24

"Lord, will those who are saved be few?”

At first reading, I think this seems like a really reasonable question. But upon closer examination, the questioner’s motives become clearer. Jesus’ responds in the following verses:

"Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us,’ then he will answer you, ‘I do not know where you come from.’ “

The questioner wasn’t asking a hollow question. He was reading the back of the lottery card for his chances of winning. He was wondering whether devotion to Jesus would pay off.

Jesus is clear in his answer. He says that the time is now to believe. The question of whether or not many will be saved or few is irrelevant. The question is whether or not he will enter through the narrow gate while there is still time.