Jesus himself defined following on the way in journey terms: “Whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.” The language of “crossed over from death to life” is very specific. The verb used in the original is metabaino, and it denotes a journey kind of movement. There is a departure and there is an arrival, but there is also a territory between the two. A path to follow. A way. Both beginning and ending are important, but have we made Christianity more a moment of decision than a momentum for life? Both are important, but have we spent more time on how you become a Christian than on what it means to live as a Christian? Both are important, but have we made holiness more about a destination than a direction? Discipleship is the art of pilgriming, the artistry of following Jesus. Or the capacity to be caught up in what God is doing in the world today. We think art has to be made out of oil paint, bronze, or marble. But art can be made out of flesh and blood too. Jesus wants to turn you into an artwork. But pilgriming is an art form that takes a lifetime to dry. ~ Leonard Sweet, I Am a Follower
Posted on: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:20:47 +0000
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