“Enter the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and different is the way that leads to life, and there are few who find it.”
Matthew 7:13-14
In the film, “Flywheel” there is a 1958 Triumph sports car that is beautiful and shinny. However, it sits dormant in the garage because it is missing a key operational part. This part requires a very precise fit, it is the flywheel. If the flywheel is not perfectly connected with the gears, the classic sports car will go no where. It will never cruise the coastline, challenge the track, or experience the hill. It will be grounded to the dark walls of the garage or salvage yard. What a waste of precious metal!!!!!
Have you ever considered that your natural body is like a well-engineered Triumph without the flywheel? Your earthly existence is incomplete without the precise fit of God’s Spirit living within you. The natural man without the Spirit of God within can do a lot of things, it can shine and look good, it can appear super powerful, but it lacks the precise fit. Man’s religious attempts, self-righteous acts, and wide open approaches to attain the eternal will not get the Triumph out of the garage.
Jesus said, “Enter the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go on by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it (Matthew 7:13-14). The flywheel is necessary to run the car. The Holy Spirit is necessary to run the eternal victory race. It is precise in its fit. There are no alternatives.
Life eternal in paradise is found through faith in Christ. It is through Him who lived, died, and rose again. Salvation, your flywheel to heaven, is by grace alone but it is not an easy fit. The mechanic is the Father, The cross is the starter, and Jesus must be your driver! Knowledge of the truth, repentance, and submission to Christ Jesus as the driver of your life will give you the victory lap. This narrow and precise connection will move you triumphantly out of the dark garage and into the race of victorious life forever.
The checkered flag is ahead for those who put Christ in as their “FLYWHEEL”!
Winning the Race in the Dominican Republic and to the outer most part of the earth!
In Christ, Dr. David "Chappy" Walden
About Me
- Chappy Dave
- In 1995, Dr. Walden founded MOTE(Ministry On The Edge), a non-profit missions organization. MOTE has established, sustained and expanded evangelical programs in California, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. MOTE’s Christ-centered collaborative ministries within secular institutions are leading edge and models in the San Diego areas; Baja, Mexico regions; and in the nation of the Dominican Republic. Ministries include: Prison Ministres, Inner-city Ministries, After School Homework Club Programs, and Chaplaincy Programs. In addition to Dr Walden’s responsibilities as MOTE’s CEO, he is an adjunct professor at Bethel University & Seminary; an author and lecturer. In addition, he was the staff director of chaplaincy for PPH, Inc, California’s largest healthcare district, serving at the Pomerado Hospital in Poway, California for 15 years. Dr. Walden served as the RB/Poway Clergy Chairperson from 1998 to 2003 and is currently the co-chair. He is on the Board of Directors for the Safety Wellness Advocacy Coalition serving the RB/Poway communities; and a San Diego Sheriff Chaplain. He and his wife Sandee live in Dominican Republic and they have two children and six grandchildren.
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