It was Evangelist D.L. Moody who said, “Never get further than a day away from the Cross.” It was here Jesus made a fool out of the devil (Col.2). The Cross was no afterthought with God. Jesus was God’s Lamb “…slain from the foundation of the world.” And our Lord well knew it. For, in reference to this historical event, He said, “…for this cause came I into the world.” God does not want us to forget it. This was His purpose in establishing the Lord’s Supper. It is God’s forget-me-not. “This do in remembrance of me.”
There are shadows of the Cross throughout the Old Testament. We see its form in the Passover on every Israelites door, where the blood was applied to the lintel and the two side posts. The placing of the furniture in the Tabernacle displayed a perfect cross. When Jacob blessed the second-born, he did it by crossing his hands. And in the motions of the wave and heave offerings, who could miss seeing it?
Years ago, after a village meeting in Alaska, the pastor was flying me back to the Anchorage airport in a small 2-seater plane. We ran into a snowstorm so bad that I couldn’t see the wings for the blinding snow. I asked how he knew where we were going. He pointed to the instrument panel, showing me a little cross-like needle, then replied, “Just keep your eyes on the cross; it will keep us safe and on course.”
Christians’ crosses are all made out of different materials; the one thing they all have in common is that they crucify the possessor.
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