In the interests of variety, I am not going to start this post, “In the beginning.” I was tempted though, because both the Old Testament and the Gospel of John start with the words, “in the beginning.”
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1 NIV)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it. (John 1:1-5 NIV)
In other words, Jesus is the centre of it all. He is the originator, the reason, the very light of life. Any world view that makes Man the centre of it all, is not Christianity. Yet we, born in sin, are wont to see everything with ourselves at the centre of the universe. When I was a little girl, I sometimes wondered if I was the only real person in the world and everybody else was a figment of my imagination only there to serve my interests.
When I became a Christian, I had to take my focus off myself as the centre of my life and put Jesus there, on the throne. They make it sound easy, those evangelists. It is not. My daily struggle is to remember who is king of my life. My sinful self has a habit of sneaking into the throne room and climbing back onto the throne.
Jesus said, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the beginning and the End.” (Revelation 22:13 NIV)
Life, like the Bible, begins with God and ends with God.
My Prayer
Lord Jesus, the Alpha and the Omega, as I journey each day with You, may my life become less of me and more of You. Amen
Coffee in the Rain 
And how wonderful to know that in the beginning of the year, God goes ahead of us
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Amen!
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One of the big issues in the world today is humans putting themselves and their needs above God and others. I subscribe highly to our first two commandments – love God and love people – without reservation or justification as to why not. It’s difficult some days to love certain people, due to my own sin (although I never say I hate anyone), but I keep trying to be a better Christian. That’s what Jesus asks of us – to follow him and no one else.
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Thanks for that in-depth comment. You take Jesus’s commands seriously as I do. I don’t always keep them perfectly, but He is always there to help me and forgive me when I mess up.
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