Day 206 Good Friday

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18

It's counter-intuitive to use a symbol that represents pain and death as the hallmark for a faith with the goal of telling the whole world about salvation and life. But when we look past the surface of the cross to the meaning behind it, it is a wisely and carefully chosen symbol. On the surface, the cross represents how Jesus died. Below the surface, the message of the cross is true hope.

The cross represents life and peace: it screams out that there will no longer be condemnation for us because the cross brings freedom, deliverance, and forgiveness. When we look at the cross, we see a symbol of eternal life and acceptance for all who believe.

The message of the cross points to the resurrection where Jesus conquered the power of death. On the cross, He took the sin of the world and paid the price for it. The blameless Lamb sacrificed so that we can have eternal life.

When we look at the cross, we find an unequaled message from the Lord that says, “You are my beloved. I gave my one and only Son for you so that you have life with me everlastingly.”