The Call of the Cross :: Ephesians 5:8
At one time, you were in darkness, but now you are light in the Lord (v. 8). Never has an emblem of torture and death been so magnified, so displayed, and so glorified as the ancient instrument of execution known as the cross. It’s been presented in sizes as small as a quarter inch to dangle around your neck, and as monumental as the Cruz de los Caídos in Spain, a towering structure that stands 492 feet tall. We dip them in gold or bronze, and paint them bright white. The biggest cross I’ve ever seen ... which just so happens to be the biggest in America ... is in Effingham, Illinois. It is a mere 198 feet tall. But the Cross Foundation estimates 20 million cars drive by it every year. The cross has inspired untold millions of composers. Today, we just sang In the cross of Christ I glory, Tow’ring o’er the wrecks of time. All the light of sacred story, gathers round its head sublime . The cross is displayed in millions upon millions of homes. They cover two walls in mi...