John 3:16- “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
The Cross.
For Christians, the symbol of hope.
The death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Salvation through the forgiveness of sins for all who believe.
The cross was no accident.
His great love motivated the Creator to sacrifice His Son.
We have painted them, gold-plated them, encrusted them with jewels, decorated our walls with them, worn them around our necks…
What is it that draws our hearts to the cross?
The Bible says that we love Him because He first loved us.
I think we are drawn to the cross because it is there that He showed us the extent of His pure, unconditional, unending, indescribable love.
No, the cross of Christ wasn’t lovely. It was “rugged” as the old hymn describes it. Built with rough, splintered wood that was held together by crude nails.
Christ was nailed to it and died the death of a common criminal. How unbelievable He would do this for you and for me.
Yet, Jesus welcomed the cross. He had planned this moment from the beginning. It had all come down to this.
But the cross was no more the end for Jesus than it is for us.
Coming to the cross with Thanksgiving for the love that put Him there, rejoicing at the open tomb announcing His resurrection, leaving our sin there and following Christ.
That’s just the beginning.
Let’s celebrate it today.
He is worthy of all praise. Crown Him with many crowns. Lord of Lords. King of Kings.
The precious Lamb of God.
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