Christ is the main ingredient in the Christian’s life. He is to be “…all, and in all.” Prayer without His presence is simply spending time alone with yourself. And, be assured, it is not quality time! Without Him, witnessing is just so much jibber-jabber. Bible reading becomes boring if we neglect to see Him on every page. And, if in preaching He is not the main theme, then it is all theatrics, and the poor preacher becomes as a court jester, simply entertaining everyone.
If your life is bland and tasteless, you’ll find after investigation that Jesus is the missing ingredient in it. He is the spice of life! He adds a Divine, Heavenly flavor to everything in life. He can make every bitter thing sweet, when He is put into it (Exo.15:23-25).
As Matthew Henry’s father, Phillip, wrote, “What is a sick man’s all in all? a physician; a condemned man’s? a pardon; a captive’s? a ransom; a hungry man’s? food; a thirsty man’s? drink; a man in debt’s? a surety. This, in all respects, is our condition, and all this He is to us.”
“He who has Christ can have no more, for Christ is all.” (Thomas Watson)
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