It’s All About Jesus

It was mentioned Sunday that in Christ all things hold together; life without Him is chaos. In other words:

In my beginning, Jesus created me (Col. 1:16). Because of sin, my heart was formless and empty, full of chaos, and wrapped in darkness. But the Spirit of Christ hovered over my heart.

Then Jesus said, “Let there be Light,” and understanding began to dawn in my mind. And Jesus called the Light “Truth” and the darkness “Lies.” He invited me into the Day, and when I stepped into the Light, the darkness fled away. And my Lord said, “Let there be space between the earth and heaven,” and separated for me the temporary from the eternal, so I could see what really matters.

Then He said, “Let there be dry ground in My child’s life, terra firma, a solid Rock beneath him.” And Jesus became the firm foundation on which I trusted. He continued, “Let him become fruitful right where I have put him,” and I began to discover what Christ had made me to do and become, and to use the gifts and resources He'd given me to make much of Him.

Then Jesus put smaller lights in my life, imitations of Him, persons to mentor me and teach me to walk in the way that pleases Him. And He went on to say, “Let My child’s life be filled with blessings. May his days swarm with gifts from My hand - blessings in his home, blessings in his work, even blessings in his trials. And let these blessings multiply and spill over onto those around him, and fill his world with joy and praise to Me.”

Furthermore, Jesus said, “Let him reproduce more followers for me, who will go out and reproduce yet more, until My glory fills the whole earth, and men and women from every nation bow and proclaim that I am Lord to the glory of God the Father.”

Jesus Christ is not done speaking in my life – or yours. One day, He will say, “Let this one be fully remade in My image. Give him a new body, immortal as Mine. Give him a sinless heart and a holy mind, untainted by guilt or blemish. And bring him home to live with Me forever.” And on that endless Day, our Lord will say, “It is very good.”

Our lives do all hold together in Christ., and fall apart outside of Him. Life is all about Him. That concept isn’t just Alliance doctrine or congregational creed; it’s truth for our individual lives and pursuits. So a simple yet powerful question provides a tool for evaluating my life and work: Am I all about Christ?

He was all about me.