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IN THE CROSS

Text: 1 Corinthians  1:18  

For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

The cross is a means of crucifying criminals in ancient times.

Crucifixion has been in existence long before the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. It was considered one of the most brutal and shameful modes of death. It probably originated with the Assyrians and Babylonians, and later it was introduced to Rome in the 3rd century BC.

Jesus' death on the cross, connotes three major expressions in your life as a child of God:

1. *God's Divine Love For You:*  
The only  surest means to ascertaining God's love over your life is the offering of His Son on the cross for the sin of humanity.  *Nothing more can assure you of God's love for you than the offering of His son on the cross.Romans 5:8 says that _God commands his love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.

 *No matter where you are, or what you are going through, God's love for you is ever constant and unchanging.* Whenever  the devil makes an attempt to deceive you that God does not love you enough, simply point him to the love He (God) showed through the offering of Jesus on the cross for your sake.

Don't be carried away by your unpleasant circumstances, always fix your gaze on the cross. That's where your glory lies. 

For you to come into  experiential knowledge of God's love, you must;

Believe God's love!

Accept God's love!

Be well established in God's love!

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
1 John  3:16.

Bible Reading : John 19:1-30.

PRAYER FOCUS

1.) Father God, I receive, believe and accept the unconditional love shown to me through the crucifixion pf my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.


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