Jesus is the Center.

While in Kampala Cassandra read a devotion from a Beth Moore Missionary Devotional. The devotional that day was a story that went a little like this:
      A woman had decorated her home for Christmas and like most people put her nativity set up on the mantle of the fireplace. While at work, her housekeeper had moved the figurines into a circle around baby Jesus. When the woman came home she moved the figurines back into their “right” positions. The same thing happened the next day when she came home from work her housekeeper had moved the figurines into a circle around baby Jesus. This went on for about a week or so.
     Finally one day the woman asked her housekeeper “Why do you keep moving my nativity set into a circle?”. The housekeeper replied, “Because the Kings, Shepherds, and everyone came to see Jesus, He is the center.”

That was such a short but powerful story. Jesus is the Center. He is the reason for Christmas, its His birthday of celebration. Put aside the normal craziness of the holiday season, the crazy amount of gifts we buy for every and anyone, the parties, etc. and think about Jesus being the center. Without Him you wouldn’t have Christmas. Without Him we wouldn’t have eternal life. Without Him we wouldn’t be saved from our mistakes. Without Him our purpose would be gone.
Jesus is the Center. Is He your center, is He where all you are and do come from? (these were good questions for me)

Jesus is the Center. (My new African Nativity set)