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Corinthians 1:18
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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…
BE BLESSED!!!
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