At The Cross

I think that Christians need to live "near the cross". By that I mean that we ought never to forget the price that was paid for our redemption.

I have found in my personal walk with the Lord that as we live in the shadow of the cross we are able to see how terrible sin truly is. It is as we stray from the cross that sin becomes enticing, and we begin to rationalize that "maybe it's not really so bad" to indulge is things that are questionable.

We must remember that sin is what necessitated the need for Jesus, the pure Lamb of God, becoming a sin offering, shedding His life's blood, in order that we might have a hope of missing our just penalty of damnation, and being adopted into the family of God.

The cross is not just some "lucky charm" to ward off evil; nor is it simply a figure to adorn religious places: it is, rather, a symbol of the great love of God- a love so tremendous that He was compelled to take upon Himself the form of a servant and come to bear that old rugged cross up Calvary's slope, and there, to be crucified upon it as a sacrifice for our souls!

"Jesus, keep me near the cross..."

God bless.