The Main Thing

 

	“And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands.”
	—2 John 1:6a

As we enter Holy Week, I remember a conversation I had on an airplane the week between Palm Sunday and Easter more than fifteen years ago. It was an early morning Delta flight from Hartford to Atlanta. I sat quietly in my seat with my Bible open to the Psalms.

“Are you a Christian?” my seat mate asked?

“I am,” I replied.

“I’ve never understood what Christianity’s all about,” he continued. “What's the main thing?”

As I pondered how to answer, I thought of a gospel song I had learned as a teen: “I Surrender All.” I realized that this song describes what following Jesus is all about—surrendering my will to His will.

Here’s a video of one of my long-time favorite groups, Max Mace and The Heritage Singers, with their rendition of this song. I hope you enjoy it.

May God grant each one of us a soul-enriching Holy Week, as we draw near to the foot of the Cross.

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