The Bull's-Eye

Target shooters like to be able to hit the center of the target, called the "bull's-eye" or bullseye.  And if they get especially sharp, they can hit the center of the bullseye.  So if you wanted to know what the exact center
of God's will is, what would it be?  You might not be too surprised if I tell you it's Jesus Christ himself.  How would we know?  Here are a few scriptures:

Heb 1:1-4 "Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he created the universe. The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven. This shows that the Son is far greater than the angels, just as the name God gave him is greater than their names."  Now, if you had to guess, is this Son greater than the prophets of old?  Greater than Moses?  Greater than the angels and other spirits?  Greater than the creation?  Yes, all the above. 

Col 1: 15-20 "Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything...He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together.  Christ is also the head of the church...so he is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself."  So, is the Christ more important than anything or anyone else in the universe, under the Father?  Yes.  Has God already saved you through his Son?  Yes!

John 1: 1, 14 "In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God...the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness.  And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son."  Jesus the Christ, who by this description is also God, came to live with us humans, as our only Savior.  The Center of God's entire work with humanity is found in him, and him alone. 

Do you want to please God, or do the work of God?  In John 6:29 we read "Jesus answered, 'The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.'"  So, let everything else in life be seen in the light of Jesus.  Center your life in him.  Let him be to you what he truly is for the whole creation, the bullseye, the Center of the center.  And see how that changes everything else.