Today is Ash Wednesday which begins the journey of 40 Days to the death, burial and the glorious resurrection of Jesus from the dead. What do people really know about the death of Jesus on the Cross. Is it more than just a story?
I was reading this morning in 1 Corinthians 1:18 - "I know very well how foolish the message of the cross sounds to those who are on the road to destruction. But we who are being saved recognize this message as the very power of God."
When we look at the media, entertainment on TV, listen to people in the world today, they ridicule, mock, reject, make fun of the message of the Cross, Jesus dying for our sins. This who concept is one that is foolishness to people who really do not know Jesus Christ. We need to remember what the Cross means - submission, sacrifice, surrender, that we are sinners who need a Savior. These words fly in the face of our sinful flesh. People feel that they are their own god, and that we can handle life. That is why so many have a hard time with the cross.
Then we read, "But we who are being saved recognize this message as the very power of God." Those words "Being Saved" spoke to me this morning. Salvation is not just an event that happened when we asked Jesus into our lives, but is a present relationship, daily relationship, that we continue to be saved day by day because of Jesus Christ!
That is the power of the Cross, that I am being saved, renewed, changed day by day!
As we journey to Easter this year - let us remember the power of the Cross!
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