My last post may have caused some to think that my relationship with Christ is too casual because I have begun to see Him as an older brother. This isn’t the first time that I have been accused of not giving Christ the deference that He deserves. When I taught a large Bible study, word got back to me that a woman was having a hard time listening to my lectures because she had picked up on my relating to Christ as a friend. I couldn’t change to accommodate her for a good reason.

When I first began to read the Bible at twenty-five, it was suggested that I start with the book of John. In John 15:12-17, Jesus says that He calls all who believe in Him “His friends”. For a young woman who had never had a close friend, this was amazing! So I took Him at His word and became His friend.

At times I would feel guilty, especially when I would run across someone who focused on the majesty of Christ. Why was it so difficult for me to also do that? Perhaps it was because I related to Christ in the way that He most filled my need. Recently a friend shared that when she was married, Christ was her friend. When her husband died, Christ became her husband. When she remarried, Christ again became her friend. Possibly not being ruled by a monarch or not having any sort of idol growing up kept me from centering in on the majesty of Christ.

Well now that I’m studying Revelations I think that I can transition, for in it is the culmination of the world as we know it and Christ is the main character. He is portrayed as “great and impressively beautiful”, as having “sovereign power, authority or dignity” and displaying “ greatness or splendor … of character”, as Webster’s dictionary defines majesty.

This is how I’m doing it. Early, most mornings, I spend some time picturing Christ as being majestic. I’m finding prompts from several sources, the first being how I have experienced Christ in the past.

This morning I entered my time focusing on Christ with my mind on Tallen, one of our grandsons. Today is his twelfth birthday. He and his father are the only children I have seen born. These thoughts caused me to see Christ as the giver of life, the sustainer of all life and the provider of eternal life.

A second prompt is concentrating on the words of the songs sung in church. One Sunday I came away with Christ as the leader of angel armies, perfect in power, uncontainable, incomparable, indescribable and unchangeable.

Third , I note how the authors of the Bible describe Christ. In Joel 2:13, God is said to be gracious, merciful, slow to anger and kind. Since Christ is the exact representation of God, He also bears God’s characteristics.

Think about this: What role does Christ play in your life? Why? On which of His characteristics do you focus? Why? Do you see Him as majestic?

How about sharing your thoughts with us to stimulate us to love Christ more.