This passage has long been a compass for those who serve the Church.
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I have always stumbled a bit over the word “chosen” (or as our Presbyterian brothers and sisters would translate it, “elected”).
Joshua speaks these words at the end of his life as Israel stands on the threshold of a future they cannot yet see.
Today is a day of holy becoming. Nearly sixty young people stand before God and this congregation to confirm the vows spoken at their baptism—claiming for themselves a faith that has claimed them from the beginning.
The hymn I Have Decided to Follow Jesus has been part of my life for as long as I can remember, sung as the final hymn at Sunday night services at Monticello First Baptist.