How Quickly The Gate Opens

An old farmer from the country went to the big city hospital to visit a dear friend. He was told he would have to park in the parking lot. He was so surprised when he drove up to the entrance and the little gate lifted immediately. He drove right in and parked his car in the shade. He made his visit and got in his car and drove to the exit, but the little gate didn’t open. It took money to get out. He mumbled to himself as he drove away, “Maybe they changed the oil and rotated my tires while I was there.” What happened in that parking lot is also true of sin. It is so easy to get in and so hard to get out. Habits are so easy to start and so difficult to break. Satan’s message has always been, “You can get in now and…