I have been inspired to start a blog by my son (who has two) and by friends who have been blogging for a while. I have kept putting it off and then the final inspiration came when another friend (and soon to be colleague) started a blog just a couple of weeks ago.
I have used the line ‘Over the wall I will jump’ from a Godfrey Birtill song “The die has been cast” to describe how I feel about starting a blog, but this song really tells a story about the Christian life.
If we are serious about following Jesus, we do need to be decisive, to be committed, to ‘jump over the wall.’ From which there is no turning back.
When we shrink back from this radical step, we continue in our joyless Christianity, we short-change Jesus and we short-change ourselves. It is a weak, ineffective kind of Christianity which is at odds with the Christian life we are intended to live and enjoy and which gives a real, vital witness to the grace, power and love of our Saviour.
My experience is that this is not a once for all decision – Jesus said “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” (Luke 9:23).
It is a continuing decision. Hence this blog.
I need to keep reminding myself that I must deny myself, I must take up my cross, I must follow Jesus. And I want other people with me in this great enterprise!
I want to encourage others to follow Jesus….and I want them to encourage me!
I hope this blog will help in that.
I have used the line ‘Over the wall I will jump’ from a Godfrey Birtill song “The die has been cast” to describe how I feel about starting a blog, but this song really tells a story about the Christian life.
If we are serious about following Jesus, we do need to be decisive, to be committed, to ‘jump over the wall.’ From which there is no turning back.
When we shrink back from this radical step, we continue in our joyless Christianity, we short-change Jesus and we short-change ourselves. It is a weak, ineffective kind of Christianity which is at odds with the Christian life we are intended to live and enjoy and which gives a real, vital witness to the grace, power and love of our Saviour.
My experience is that this is not a once for all decision – Jesus said “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” (Luke 9:23).
It is a continuing decision. Hence this blog.
I need to keep reminding myself that I must deny myself, I must take up my cross, I must follow Jesus. And I want other people with me in this great enterprise!
I want to encourage others to follow Jesus….and I want them to encourage me!
I hope this blog will help in that.
