A Part or At The Center….
Revelation 7:16-17 (New International Version)
16Never again will they hunger;
never again will they thirst.
The sun will not beat upon them,
nor any scorching heat.
17For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd;
he will lead them to springs of living water.
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
My god daughter and I were having a conversation about how sometimes when you have been used to sharing a space, (namely a bed), it is difficult to sleep in the center. For the center is in the middle of the bed. It is the core of the bed and every side surrounds it. But there was something I noticed after we had that conversation. When I had slept on a side or a part of the bed, there was a risk that I had never thought much of, which was that I could fall over the side if I twisted or turned in the wrong way. I also noticed that I was only utilizing a piece a part of the whole and not the whole. I sat and was shocked that God was saying that is what we do with Him.
How many times have we heard people say I am making God a part of my life? Or I myself have said my relationship with Christ is the biggest part of me. Had I and so many, been missing something all this time? Indeed we had, as I sat and pondered God’s analogy, I found myself humming, Jesus you are the “center” of my joy. It had become quite clear in that moment that God was saying why I am only a part, when if you place me at the center I become the focus. I become the person that all else surrounds. It is when God is placed in His rightful place as the center, the core, the all of who we are that our lives can change. Our lives can become safely seated in Him. He becomes the cure to every illness and the help in times of distress and need. He becomes the hand that keeps us from falling. He becomes the entirety of the situation and not the partiality of the circumstance. For when God is placed at the center He becomes God all by Himself (to us), and it becomes relevant in our lives.
Today is a good day to see how much of this life you live belongs to God. Is he hanging off the side, or balled up in a corner, or does He have the center, free reign to speak into our lives. Can He instruct and we listen no matter what? Does He have authority, even when you don’t want Him to? Is He our source and not just our resource? I realize now that I need Him to be Lord and Savior, and I need to have Him sitting on His throne at the very center of all that I am and ever hope or need to be. How about you where is He in your life?
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