Christ is the center of its all.

 Here is a poem of declaration and a collection of scriptures proclaiming Christ as the center of all things.

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The Center Holds

Before the world began to be,

Before the mountains or the sea,

Before the stars were set in place—

Christ was there, full of grace.

The center of it all is He,

The Word made flesh for all to see.

The Alpha, the Omega too,

The faithful One, the ever true.

In Him all things were made and hold,

The universe His hands enfold.

Galaxies spin at His command,

The smallest grain of sea-soaked sand.

He is the center of creation,

The foundation of salvation.

The cross He bore, the grave He conquered,

The risen King, forever honored.

He is the center of my story,

The Author, Finisher of glory.

Every breath, every step I take,

Every heart-wake, every break—

All roads lead back to Calvary,

All paths find their destiny

In Him who holds the keys of death,

In Him who gives the Spirit's breath.

Christ is the center of it all—

My rising up, my falling fall.

My beginning and my end,

My Savior, Lord, and dearest Friend.

Let every knee bow at His name,

Let every tongue His praise proclaim.

For He alone is worthy, true—

Christ the center, making all things new.

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Scripture for the Centrality of Christ

The Preeminent One:

"The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy." (Colossians 1:15-18)

The Alpha and Omega:

"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End." (Revelation 22:13)

The Cornerstone:

"See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame." (1 Peter 2:6)

All Things Created Through Him:

"Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made." (John 1:3)

He Holds All Things:

"The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word." (Hebrews 1:3)

The Head of the Church:

"And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way." (Ephesians 1:22-23)

Our Life:

"When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory." (Colossians 3:4)

The Way, the Truth, the Life:

"Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'" (John 14:6)

The Foundation:

"For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians 3:11)

The Author and Perfecter:

"Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." (Hebrews 12:2)

All Things Reconciled Through Him:

"For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross." (Colossians 1:19-20)

To Live Is Christ:

"For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." (Philippians 1:21)

The Stone the Builders Rejected:

"Jesus looked directly at them and asked, 'Then what is the meaning of that which is written: "The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone"?'" (Luke 20:17)