To follow Jesus doesn't remove us from the stuff of life. It is not resolution. It is tension and journey. First John 2:6 states "whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did." Jesus was in the world, engaged, alive, involved, making a difference. To follow him, we must do the same. His prayer for us in John 17 is "Not that you take them out of the world..." and "as you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world." (verses 15,18) This is what God has done for us..

Watch this Christ. Watch as He is accused of being a drunkard, of associating with tax collectors. Watch as he brings healing to the afflicted, love to prostitutes, a forgiveness to sinners... Watch and fall in love with a God who does not resolve, whose rescue is never-ending. Whose prayer is that you would be that rescue. Who sends you to be that rescue. Be courageous.

-David Crowder, Praise Habit