1 Corinthians 1:18
When I want to give up on this journey I find strength in the cross… When I feel like I can’t make it another day, I can go to sleep with a smile on face because of the cross… It is through the cross that children of God find hope and strength… In suffering the most humiliating death on earth Jesus obtained the greatest victory known to man which is death… The cross reminds me that nothing thrust against me will overcome the will and divine plan of God… The cross reminds me to accept challenges, endure hardships and embrace obstacles because in the midst of my pain and suffering a victory is being obtained that will far surpass my current predicament… There are people who are in this world and don’t know the hope that they have or can have in Christ Jesus… There are people who you encounter on a daily basis that don’t know the authority the enemy has over them is only given to him by them because the cross has set them free… People don’t know that they have been freed and are in bondage by choice and not circumstance… Since people don’t realize what Jesus did and haven’t realized that the situations they face and the chaos that surrounds their everyday lives is a result of their own actions “the message of the cross is foolishness…” Your life can be better than it is, you can have a peace that is stable amidst this unstable world, but you must let go and allow God to work… Jesus let go after praying for the cup to pass from Him, as a result God not only delivered Him but placed Him in high esteem… As a Christian, our faith lives in what took place on the cross…
Paul’s letter to the church of Corinth reminds us today of the biggest obstacle that stands not only between believers and non-believers, but also what separates us from all other religions… All religions believe in a form of God; however, the discrepancy comes into play when you focus on who Jesus is… Most religions see Jesus as a prophet, most recognize Him as a messenger, but only Christianity sees Him as God in the flesh and the savior of all who believe in His name… The message of the cross is our inspiration as a Christian; the message of the cross represents a new beginning and the ability to overcome insurmountable odds… Foolishness is stupidity, idiocy or silliness; those who are dying haven’t realized it, nor do the see the saving grace that God bestowed through His son… The message is foolishness to them because they haven’t understood the path that they have journeyed, they haven’t realized the place they will spend eternity without Gods help and have not recognized the errors of their ways…As a Christian we confess the sins we have made, we acknowledge that we are filthy rags and don’t deserve any of God’s Grace or Mercy, to us the cross symbolizes and demonstrates the love the God has for His creation, it shows us the grace of God in that He sent His only begotten son to die for our sins… The message of the cross is foolishness to those who perish because they can’t comprehend the love that God has for us…
It is through this act that we know that God desires mankind to be with Him, it is through the cross that we see that God doesn’t want to see us perish or fall short, it is through the cross that we see that God desires for us to reach the highest of heights and live a life full of prosperity… Not only does the message of the cross showcase God’s love, but Paul goes on to say that it is the“power of God…” Often times we look at the cross and all the Jesus endured during His great suffering, but Paul challenges us to recognize the other piece to the puzzle… Jesus dying on the cross was the cornerstone to Salvation; however, the foundation lies upon Him being raised up from the dead… Jesus received all power in the palm of His hand and now sits at the right hand of God interceding on our behalf… We see God’s love through the cross, but also are encouraged by His power that He was able to lift His son up from the very grasp of death… This lets us know that there is no pit God can’t snatch you out of, there is no snare that God can’t deliver you from, there is no bondage to great that God can’t break the chains and plant you on solid ground… The message of the cross is a stumbling block for many people in this world; however, the message of the cross also is the stepping stone for Christians to come out of the pits of sin and have all there past mistakes and failures forgiven… The cross represents death for all who don’t believe, it also represents life for all who call on His name…
ALL FOR HIS GLORY!
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