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Jesus is certainly the center of it all, but the question remains: are we living lives truly centered on Him?

Oh, the depth of the riches and the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments and untraceable his ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? And who has ever given to God, that he should be repaid? For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen. Romans 11:33-35 CSB

The question isn’t whether something is at the center of your life, but rather what or who that something is?

For through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see, such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. Colossians 1:16-17 NLT

In geometry, the center point is the fixed reference from which distance and balance are measured.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Hebrews 13:8 NLT

We often unnecessarily wobble our way through life.

Ahab summoned all the people of Israel and the prophets to Mount Carmel. Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, “How much longer will you waver, hobbling between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him! But if Baal is God, then follow him!” But the people were completely silent. I Kings 18:20-21 NLT

In a world cursed by the uncertainty of fallen humanity, Jesus at the center offers peace and stability

To be clear, there is a serious element of surrender involved in being centered on Jesus.

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 ESV

My old identity built on ego, pride, sin and selfishness has been put to death.

Surrendering my life to Christ isn’t self-destruction, it’s Christ-centered transformation.

When I’m centered on Jesus, my values, motives, strength, and direction come from Jesus.

If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. Luke 9:23-24 NLT

Poem - Christ The Center Be

I think the fall knocked the world off it’s axis

Causing a wobble in humanity’s walk

And for Geometry’s truth become praxis

Coming right will take more than talk

Presently, beneath a cloud of doubt and fright,

Mortal thoughts in a fog of confusion and chaos roam,

While a gravitational force with prophetic might

Draws wandering souls who’ve strayed far from home.

And just like the planets, that obey a pull they cannot see,

So to hearts find peace and stability, when Christ the center be.

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