This morning I was reading one of the books about Jesus called Matthew that is a book in the Bible. His first four chapters take the reader through ...

• the genealogy of Jesus with those Matthew chooses and omits for emphasis (there are any from high quality to questionable character!);
• the story of his mother, Mary, who became pregnant before marriage, and how God shaped her husband's response in a loving way;
• how a king executed babies under the age of two in the hope to murder Jesus;
• how years after the birth of Jesus a man named John called people to turn toward God and pointed to Jesus as the source of hope;
• Jesus' temptations;
• his withdrawal for a while after John's arrest and then his return;
• his choosing of some fishermen to follow him;
• and a brief summary of his ministry in Galilee.

What do we do with all of this? For me it is enough to say that God will use anyone ... any one God chooses such as the fishermen who later become major leaders in the church. Such a message Matthew opens with while after chapter four his focus definitely shifts to centering upon Jesus. Why, for the next three chapters all that is written is Jesus' words!

Again, I see the Scriptures as sort of like life. For me, this day began a bit self-centered but as it flowed it has become more and more Christ-centered. If only every day would just be Christ-centered!

I hope a Christ-centered day is for you...