When the Cross is mentioned in certain circles amongst Christians, all that come to mind is pain and agony. You get to hear someone say about a difficult spouse or child- ‘leave it, that’s my cross to bear’. To a lot of us indeed, the Cross is misunderstood as a symbol of defeat or ill-luck. There’s also the very interesting group that sees the Cross only as a symbol of Christianity. Such people put it on their door posts and use it as ornaments.
The Cross is much more than all of those. It’s symbolic of Christ’s triumph over death and the grave. It’s the miraculous reconciliation of mankind to God. If you study the book of Leviticus; all that we were to keep doing in other to be in right standing with God, then you’ll better understand the purpose of the Cross.
The death of Jesus is the once and for all sacrifice that released us from the bondage of atonement by the blood of bulls and goats. Sacrifices that were in themselves a futile effort to take away sins.
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins. Hebrews 10:4
And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, Hebrews 10:11-12
So powerful is this sacrifice that it not only redeems us but also secures our future. 2 Corinthians 5:17
The Cross represents our triumph over sin and the condemnation of the wicked. It’s a seal on our adoption (Gal. 4:5-6) and our access into the promise of the eternal inheritance (Hebrews 9:15).
As we celebrate the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus this season, may the purpose and the power of the Cross find FULL manifestation in our lives!
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