A recipe for a Christ centered life!

Weekend Read:

The Four Mitts

The recipe for a Christ centered life in four stages:

1.  ADMIT:  Admit that you are a sinner. 

            Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned: all fall short of God’s glorious   

            standard.”

There is not one person born sinless.  We are all sinners and we all need forgiveness before we can stand in the presence of God as redeemed and perfect.  When we admit we are a sinner and ask forgiveness and desire a relationship with Jesus Christ, he comes in and cleanses us.  Jesus is the mediator between God and us so that when God sees us, he sees us as perfect.  It is only through the shed blood of Jesus that we can be cleansed and forgiven. To begin the transformation,  we have to admit we are a sinner.

2. SUBMIT:  Submit our will to God.

            Matthew 26:39-42:” My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me.  Yet I want your will, not mine.”

 When we have admitted, we are sinners and asked to be forgiven, we need to consciously submit our will to God.  Even Jesus, in the Garden of Gethsemane, asked to be relieved from the suffering, which lay ahead of him.  In Mark 14:36, He asked his Father to take the task ahead away but again, he submitted to the Father’s will.   In Hebrew’s 5:8, The writer tells us that even though Jesus was God’s son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered.  If Jesus yielded in  total submission to his Father and became the High Priest who is the source of eternal salvation for us, how much more do we need to be willing to submit our will to Him who loves us more than we can comprehend? 

3. COMMIT: Commit your life to Christ.  Pledge your entire life to Him!

            Psalm 37:5  “Commit everything to the Lord.  Trust him, and he will help     you.”

If you desire to have a life filled with all the blessings that God wants to bestow on you, it is important to commit every part of your life to Him.  Let Him guide and direct your every move.  That is not to say that we should forget about using the brainpower God gave us or common sense.  Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived and evidence of him using common sense and wisdom in his decisions is significant. He spent time in prayer asking for wisdom and God granted him his request.  Living a life of prayer and Bible study, results in gaining the ability to ask for wisdom to make decisions that are in line with God’s plan for our lives. If we commit our entire being to God, he will be able to use us for His glory and honour.

4. TRANSMIT:  Transmit the love of God and the free gift of salvation to others.

Matthew 28:19.”

Therefore go and make disciples of all the nations..........................”

Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is more than just being a convert.  Many are converted to Christ and while that is a necessary and important step, it is just the beginning.  In order to fully transmit God’s love to the fullest, we need to be a disciple and learn how to nurture others to be disciples as well.  Being a disciple of Christ is similar to being an apprentice, practicing while learning and reaping the benefits.

 v.20: “Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you and be sure of this:  I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” 

The best way to teach is by modeling the desired behavior, and  so it is with Christianity; we must live the Christian life to it’s fullest, always demonstrating the love of God, in order to attract others to this life of assurance and peace.