Why the Cross?Sample

Nailed to the Cross

Whenever we receive Communion, we must do so humbly and broken before God. We need to be grateful and thankful for our salvation. This Cross that fulfilled Passover and began Communion has power in our daily lives.

When we live under the Cross of Christ, we can say to whatever guilt or shame is plaguing us: "Jesus nailed it all to the Cross." When Satan accuses us and reminds us of past sins, we can say, "Jesus nailed it all to the Cross." When we are tempted to think of ourselves as failures, we can remind ourselves that Jesus nailed it all to the Cross.

Only in the Cross of Christ will we receive power when we are powerless. We will find strength when we are weak. We will experience hope when our situation is hopeless. Only in the Cross is there peace for our troubled hearts.

Prayer: God, thank You that I can take Communion knowing that my sins are nailed to the Cross. Amen.

Having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross (Colossians 2:14).