One of the most important parts of disciple making is
keeping Jesus at the center of it. The reason that this is so important is
because when Jesus is not at the center, we tend to become more focused on the
results than the relationship.
Let me try and explain it this way: When I am the focus
of the discipleship process, then people begin to depend on me for all their
answers instead of depending on Jesus. In a sense, I become an idol to those I
am discipling…and that’s a bad place to be.
So we have to keep Jesus at the center of everything we
do. We’ve talked about this many times…Jesus has to have first place (or the “preeminence”).
If He doesn’t, then He’s not what people will see, and people will start
worshiping other things rather than God…and that’s not good at all.
How do we keep Christ at the center of everything? It’s
a daily discipline (do you see the word “disciple” in that word?) of prayer,
reading the Scriptures, and seeing Jesus in all that we do. When that happens,
we are able to walk in the ways that God intended us to walk.
We also do it by being intentional about looking for God
at work in the world around us. Did you witness a beautiful sunrise this
morning? That’s the hand of God! Did you see someone be kind to someone who
hurt them? Thanks God at work. Were you able to respond calmly when someone
yelled at you? That’s God’s grace in your life. So keep an eye out for those
moments…they’re always there. And it will help you keep Christ at the center!
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