The daily readings this week have been very good reminders of the centrality of Christ in everything. Paul loved to use a spiritually-geographic term about our location in the universe: "In Christ." That is where we are if we have committed our lives to him.
But when we say it is all about Christ, I wonder if we understand it. I wonder if we mean it. I wonder if it just sounds good. We love to pay lip-service. But do people on the outside believe that my life is all about Christ? More importantly, does Christ believe I think it is all about him?
The centrality of Christ drove Paul to be a zealous preacher and missionary. He is seen as a hero of the faith for many of us. We could never be like Paul, right??
Why not?? Why can't we live a life just like his. Maybe he had a little more authority because he was hand-picked by Jesus and actually spent time with the resurrected Christ, but why can't we live as if everything in our lives was about Jesus Christ?
Okay, I like to ask questions, but I will stop now. Ephesians 1:9-10 says God's eternal purpose is to bring everything together under Christ. Why? Because it is all about Christ. Our goal while on this earth should be to move the universe in that direction. We should be devoting our entire lives to bring things and people closer to Jesus Christ. Sometimes that is a brief word of encouragement in Jesus' name. Sometimes it is a full disclosure of the gospel. Whatever the case, if we revolve our entire life around Christ, people will notice and they will be impacted. If people around you are not impacted to move toward Christ, then maybe you should start revolving everything around him.
I love the song by Israel Houghton, I'm not sure of the title, but here is the chorus
Jesus at the center of it all,
Jesus at the center of it all,
From Beginning to the end,
It will always be,
It's always been you, Jesus.
Nothing else matters,
Nothing in this world will do,
Jesus you're the center,
Everything revolves around you, Jesus, you.
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