Suivre Jésus Christ

Jésus sortit et vit un publicain nommé Lévi, assis au bureau des impôts?; il lui dit?: Suis-moi. Quittant tout, il se leva et se mit à le suivre. Luc 5. 27, 28

(Jésus dit à Pierre?: ) Toi, suis-moi. Jean 21. 23
 

En paix nous pouvons te suivre,
Jésus, sur l'humble sentier
Où tu consentis à vivre,
Incompris et rejeté?;

Avec toi, n'ayant personne,
Semant bienfait sur bienfait,
Dans ce chemin où rayonne
Le cœur de l'Homme parfait?!

Quels biens ce chemin nous ouvre?!
Quel trésor d'humilité?!
Dieu lui-même n'y découvre
Que lumière et sainteté.

Et nous, comblés de tes grâces,
Enfants de Dieu par la foi,
Nous pouvons suivre tes traces
Dans le même amour que toi.

Si nos forces se consument
Dans l'angoisse et le labeur,
Si nous goûtons l'amertume
En te suivant, ô Sauveur,

Sur toi notre œil se repose
Afin de te ressembler,
Pour refléter quelque chose
De ta sainte humanité.

Mais le chemin se termine
Dans ce pays glorieux
Où luit ta beauté divine,
Ô Sauveur victorieux.

Là, bonheur incomparable,
Adorant, glorifiés,
Nous serons rendus semblables
À toi pour l'éternité?!

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The Highest Place

He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Colossians 1:17

Jesus is the center of our worship.

My husband invited a friend to church. After the service his friend said, “I liked the songs and the atmosphere, but I don’t get it. Why do you give Jesus such a high place of honor?” My husband then explained to him that Christianity is a relationship with Christ. Without Him, Christianity would be meaningless. It’s because of what Jesus has done in our lives that we meet together and praise Him.

Who is Jesus and what has He done? The apostle Paul answered this question in Colossians 1. No one has seen God, but Jesus came to reflect and reveal Him (v. 15). Jesus, as the Son of God, came to die for us and free us from sin. Sin has separated us from God’s holiness, so peace could only be made through someone perfect. That was Jesus (vv. 14, 20). In other words, Jesus has given us what no one else could—access to God and eternal life (John 17:3).

Why does He deserve such a place of honor? He conquered death. He won our hearts by His love and sacrifice. He gives us new strength every day. He is everything to us!

We give Him the glory because He deserves it. We lift Him up because that is His rightful place. Let’s give Him the highest place in our hearts.

Jesus, You are my Savior and my Lord, and I want to give You the highest place of honor in my life.

Read God at the Center at discoveryseries.org/hp152.