The Center of it All

If you've never carefully read Ephesians 1:3-14, then I recommend that you make a pot of coffee and carve out some time alone to take it all in. These 12 amazing verses are literally pregnant with spiritual truth and in the original Greek they were all one long sentence (try reading it all out loud without taking a breath). A guy could preach for weeks on these verses alone.

As I was reading these verses this morning I was simply struck with the depth of what the believer in Christ receives from God as a result of being "in Christ." One area that sticks out for me is the role that Jesus plays in God's will for the entire universe, that it is God's plan to bring everything together in Christ. Everything. Both on earth and in the heavens. All things brought together in Christ.

This means simply that, according to God, Jesus is the center of all that is. He is the hub of the wheel, the ultimate point of reference, the only correct answer on a test with an infinite number of questions. Jesus is "it." Jesus and God work together in this, for God has sent His Son Jesus to earth and in turn Jesus points everyone to God. Apart from Jesus there can be no knowledge of God's blessings or His plan for our lives. It begins and ends with Jesus.

So what can I accomplish in my life apart from Jesus? Nothing! Though I may be successful with a kickin' job and some sweet possessions, without Christ at the center all I have is stuff that will rust and depreciate one day. Even though I may be satisfied with my relationships and family and the status that I have achieved for myself, I will be way off center if I don't have Christ.

In God's incredible wisdom for His creation everything points to Christ. One can look to nature or science or man himself for eternal answers, but he won't find them because they aren't there. Jesus is the central figure of all eternity and everything points to Him as the center of it all. The question I ask of myself and of you is this: "In what direction do we find ourselves looking?"