An Invitation

Friday, August 28, 2009

Some notes from Darren Holland's talk at Cru's first large group meeting of the semester: 

Jesus' invitation to "follow me" in Mark 1:17...

  • ...centers on him. He doesn't give details, just himself. It doesn't involve religion or "to do's."
  • ...involves others. It's not just one person, it's a team of 12 that end up being called to follow him.
  • ...does not reveal the destination, just the path. If Jesus is worthy to be followed, he is worthy to be trusted. In effect, Jesus is saying "I'll worry about where we're going. You just follow...and trust me."
This invitation doesn't have a when, a what, or even a where. It only has a "who". The invitation Jesus gives is to follow the person of Jesus. We need not know everything about him, only that he can be trusted.

Will you follow him tonight? Will you follow him forever?
Posted by DH at 12:05 AM
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1 comment:

Unknown said...

So true. I have been feeling the weight of that call even more so since I left college. It is especially difficult in a culture that constantly desires instant gratification and information. I almost programmed by my culture to only trust what I know and what I can do.

August 30, 2009 at 6:42 PM

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