Glorying in the Cross

 

“May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ…”

—Galatians 6:14a

It’s hard to imagine that any believer in the Lord Jesus Christ could “glory” in that horrible instrument of Roman torture: the cross. And yet, that is exactly what the Apostle Paul declared in Galatians 6:14:

May I never boast (or “glory”) except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Paul glories in the cross because the cross of Calvary was the means through which God declared His forgiving love to all those who would put their faith in Him.

We must not lose sight of the great price paid for our salvation that reconciles us to God. The blood of our Lord Jesus was shed to cover our sins. His death and resurrection is our assurance of eternal life.

So, let us join with Paul and “glory” in the cross—for through the death of our Lord on the cross, we have received new life.

 

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