Meditating on the Cross

Meditate on the Cross

The Cross

One preacher has said, (quote)
- “The history of human guilt culminates in the cross.
- The purposes of divine love are made intelligible at the cross.
- The rays of glory emanating from Christ are focused in the cross.
- The fingers of prophecy point to the cross.
- The mysteries of prophecy are unraveled at the cross.
- The great problem of human redemption is solved in the cross.
- The serpents head is bruised at the cross.
- The door of heaven is opened at the cross.
- The fountain of Salvation is unsealed at the cross.
- All the great events of the gospel yield in importance to the cross.
- The incarnation was preparatory to the cross.
- The transfiguration foreshadowed the cross.
- The resurrection was a complement to the cross.
- Pentecost was the firstfruits of the cross.
- All the great doctrines of grace revolve around the cross.
- Our new life is born at the cross.
- The world is stripped of its charm at the cross.
- Earthly glory fades at the cross.
- Our condemnation is lifted at the cross.
- The bitters of life are sweetened by the cross.
- The shadows of death are dispelled at the cross.
- The heart of God is revealed at the cross.”
----Joe Henry Hanks
(In public domain)

“I am saved by the cross. Hallelujah for the cross of Jesus Christ! It is the power of God and the wisdom of God. To those who perish it is foolishness, but I invite you to put it to the test. ‘We preach Christ crucified, unto the Greeks foolishness, unto the Jews a stumbling block, but to them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.’”
The cross--the “Highway to Heaven” that leaves this old world and enters into a new, bright eternity.