Christ as Centre

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. (Hebrews 12:1-2)

This entry highlights a third preferred value for us at King Road: “Christ as Centre” – We value Christ as our centre because without surrender and obedience to Him we cannot have true fellowship with God or each other (1 Corinthians 3:11; Hebrews 12:1-2).

“What (or who) is the absolute centre of your life?” This is a big question with an easy “correct” answer for God’s children. Jesus is our centre! I think we’d all agree on that, but the two challenging words that jump out at me in the description above are “surrender” and “obedience.” These are action words which readily provide evidence for our spoken claims by both our actions and our inactions. How would you define these words? Leave a comment with your insights!

Surrender is not easy, nor popular. We battle the independent nature of our humanity daily. We struggle to obey when we’d rather not. There is an ongoing challenge to relinquish our own control as the centre of our lives. All of us struggle with surrender, but we must not give up! The verses above give us encouragement to help each other out, deal with sin, and persevere. As we walk together (true fellowship), we can help each other place Christ at the centre of our lives, our decisions, our entertainment choices, our spending habits, our thoughts, our words, our actions, our…! Christ desires to be the centre of all aspects of our lives, and our congregation.

Join me in singing (and praying) the following: Jesus, be the centre, be my source, by my life, Jesus…be my hope, be my song, Jesus…be the fire in my heart, be the wind in these sails, be the reason that I live, Jesus…be my vision, be my path, be my guide, Jesus.