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At The Cross

For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
1 Corinthians 2:2

The greatest event in human history is the death of our Savior upon that old rugged cross. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians, "For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified." There is no real knowledge apart from the cross. At the cross we come to the knowledge of self and God. The cross immediately confronts us with our sin and divine love. The songwriter says, "It was at the cross, where I first saw the light."

This tree is not to test our faith but to receive it. It does not cast us out of Eden, but opens the way for our return. On the cross, Jesus suffered and died for our sin, the sin we committed and the punishment we inflicted. At the cross we are at our worst and God at His best. It is where light meets darkness and reveals Satan's vices and God's victory.

The only thing that will save this world is the cross of Jesus. It is not enough to know religion. It is not enough to know Christianity. It is not enough to be Lutheran, Baptist, or Catholic. Nothing will be enough until we know the cross and Him crucified.

Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father, as I stand before the cross where Jesus suffered and died for my sins I thank and praise You for Your love and compassion for me. As I pause and ponder this day upon the cross and Him crucified, may I come to know You more and more. Hope in You more and more. And trust in You more and more. I pray this in Jesus' Name. Amen