Christ: Center of everything

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

As the sun is the center of our solar system with everything revolving around it, and depending upon it for life, so also is Jesus Christ the center of life for all Christians. "Now Christ is the visible expression of the invisible God. He existed before creation began, for it was through Him that everything was made, whether spiritual or material, seen or unseen. And He is the head of the body which is the church." Colossians 1:15, 16, 18. Phillips Tr. As a part of the body of Christ, every Christian should be directed by impulses from its head. Those impulses are sent through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and through the written word. If you desire guidance toward an exciting, meaningful life in which you may find peace and fulfillment, then make your life revolve around Jesus Christ and his will for it. How do you do that? A total commitment of your life to him, the losing of your own will and desires as you make his will and purposes for you paramount in your life, is the only way you can do it. You will find fear, frustration and failure if you push him to the periphery of your life. As your life revolves around him, you will find joy in regular worship, increasing love for him as you come face to face with him as you study the Gospels and read of the depth of devotion of the Apostle Paul in his Epistles. Without him, Peter, James and John would have become forgotten fishermen of the Sea of Galilee and Paul would died a rabid, self-righteous Pharisee instead of giving us half the books of the New Testament. If Christ means but little to you now, then make a re-commitment of your life to him--for without him at the center of your life, you will die before you have lived.

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