One thing or nothing

One of my favorite songs is “One thing” by Charlie Hall. The song talks about life coming down to just one thing – knowing Christ and making him known. Yea Yea I know it sounds like two things but go with me here. It just sounds better saying “one thing”. I was reminded by this song the other day talking with someone who lives his life like the song says: “life comes down to one thing – Jesus Christ”. His name is Chris. In talking with Chris he told me how Jesus saved his life at age 6. But he never really lived for him until age 19. At this point in his life he was angry at the church and all things God. Even though he gave his life to Jesus at a young age he was carried away from God through his own rebellion and certain experiences in the church. But at 19 yrs of age, he got on his knees on night and prayed “God, if you are real, then give me all of you. Allow me to experience every bit of you.” Wow what a prayer! It was all or nothing for Chris. Well, what did God do? He showed up! God began to reveal himself in ChrisÂdidn'tfe. He didn’t say exactly how, but something happened and Chris was transformed.

So what happened? What happed to Chris that he would make a 180 degree change? Let me encourage you to look at this from a different perspective. Did God make a change or did Chris? Well, I would say that Chris made the change. It was an all or nothing moment for him. But instead of God giving all of himself to Chris, it was Chris that finally gave all of himself back to Christ. Christ already gave all of himself to Chris on the cross. Chris finally got it right. He saw that life was nothing without Christ. He finally understood that life is all or nothing for God.

Ever since Chris’ remarkable change at age 19, he has given his entire life over to Jesus. Today he is a nationally and internationally known worship leader. He and his band travel full time proclaiming the name of Jesus. Also, he has created a mission organization that is fully operational on almost every continent (he hasn’t made contact with anyone on Antarctica yet). Through Chris, thousands of people have come to know Jesus as their personal lord and savior. Can you say wow?!

This story is not about Chris. It is about Christ. It is about how Christ can use one person to make an impact. All Jesus needs is your heart. In this day and time we have many influences playing for our hearts. Money, sexual pressures, power, addictions of any type are clawing at us demanding the control of our hearts. As a result, it is difficult to give it to Jesus. But if we do, we will be plugging into the author of life and purpose. It starts with you giving all of yourself to the one who created you and wants to live life with and through you. . Because life comes down to one thing: knowing Christ and making him known.

Go to Chris' webpage to find out more: www.chriswhiteband.com or myspace.com/chriswhiteband

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