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Christ Centered

      All our lives are driven by something.  We get to choose what motivates us through every day. If it is the world or the flesh we will earn the reward for that life lived. If it is Christ we will receive a crown of life. How do we have a Christ centered life? There are several aspects that need to take place for you to have a Christ centered life. There is one thing that is a must. You must get out of the way.

     We have to follow Christ (Matt. 16:24). How can we follow someone else and do what we want? You cannot accomplish such a task. We must get out of the way. We must crucify ourselves. We must dethrone ourselves from our life. It is Christ who lives in us (Gal. 2:20). We are subject to Christ who is our head (Eph. 5:24). We must let Christ rule our lives in every area. We must let Him direct our footsteps. This covers everything from our job choice to what we eat. I know that seems like a lot. We are made from the dust (Gen. 2:7). We have humble origins we must keep the humility that comes from those origins. We do that by staying in subjection to the one who has all authority, Christ (Matt. 28:18).

     We can’t let our old man take over again. We have put him off (Eph. 4:22). He is dead and has been circumcised from us (Col. 2:11). What good does it do us to pick that man up again. It causes spiritual death. It is of no value to us. When we do pick that man up even for a moment to sin we dethrone Christ from our lives. We try to take over. Every time that happens we give sin a chance to produce death (James 1:14-15). It is such a blessing to be able to repent and have the forgiveness of sin continually as we walk continually in the light (I John 1:8-10). Although we war with ourselves about who is on the throne we still fail (Rm. 7:23-24). The key to keeping Christ on that throne and ourselves out of the way is delighting in the law of God (Rm. 7:22).

     Therefore, as the elect of God, we must put on Christ (Rm. 3:14). We must strive to be just like Him (I John 2:6). We all have put Him on in baptism (Gal. 3:27). We must keep Him on by not letting ourselves take over again. We must let our old man remain dead. We must let the provision for the flesh go. We must die to our desires and fleshly wants. We must let Christ be the King of our lives. We must let Him be on the throne of our lives. We have to quit being our own god. That is the first thing that must take place to have a Christ centered life.

     A Christ centered life is a must to be a Christian. We must let Christ drive our daily lives. He must be our drive, motivation, and our goal for this life. How have you let Christ be the center of your life? What are you doing to make sure He stays there?

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