Consider Christ

Have you ever thought about how many times someone has stopped you and asked you to consider something? In fact, now that I think about it, that type of an incident occurs several times a week in my life and probably yours as well. Can you relate to any of the following incidents? Sometimes when I go to my mail box I find it stuffed with “ad mail.” Then there are the times I receive a phone call from a telemarketer (usually at dinner time) with the “deal of a lifetime.” And not to be outdone; I’ve had several advocacy groups want me to consider their cause.

Let me ask you again, can you relate?  Now think about it, what is the one thing those three groups have in common? It’s their message! Whenever we’re approached by them we’re being asked to stop and consider what they want to tell us about.  Well, I’d like to join that group and ask you (particularly Christians) to stop and consider Christ.

I suppose I could list dozens of reasons to give Jesus Christ serious consideration but I’ll only present one today. The Bible says He is, “…the author…of our faith…” (Hebrews 12:2). Quite an interesting description, but trust me it’s not too difficult to understand. The simplest definition for the word, “author” is chief leader. So, Jesus is the, “chief leader of our faith.” Another verse refers to Him as, “the captain of our salvation” (Hebrews 2:10).

Alright now that the technical jargon is behind us let’s think about the description of Jesus’ person in this phrase. Since He is the captain that means He is in charge, the boss, the one that we all must answer to. With that thought in my mind why not take a moment and answer Jesus’ question in Luke 6:46, “And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?” Now be careful here. Have you trusted Christ to save you? Do you call Him Lord? Then why are you not more obedient? Don’t get upset at me because I’m in the boat with you and I’m not the one who asked the question.

See if this makes sense, since Jesus is the, “author, the chief” of my faith it should be natural for me to obey Him quickly, sweetly, and completely. It makes sense to me, but why does it sometimes seem so difficult to do?

However, not only is Christ the chief of our faith, He’s the leader also and throughout the gospels He consistently calls for us to follow Him and promises to bless us with light down every path He leads (John 8:12). So, why does it seem so scary to follow such a wonderful leader such as Christ? Why are we Christians so hesitant and why do we often bristle? Could it be because we feel we know better? Could our selfishness be the cause of our unwillingness to follow? How about our rebellion or pride…our desire to be the leader rather than the follower?

With those thoughts in mind let me urge you to consider Christ and contemplate on the following :is Jesus Christ a harsh and heartless captain? Is He an ignorant leader or a blind leader? I trust you answered absolutely not to all three questions. Therefore, may I once again encourage you to consider Christ and remind you it is never time to quit living for Him nor is it worth doing so.

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