The Centrality of the Cross

Martin Luther wrote that “I feel as if Jesus Christ died only yesterday.” Wow. How about you and I? Do we feel that way? I know that I want to. 

I not only want to feel that way but I want my faith family to learn to cultivate our understanding and appreciation and affection for the Cross. Why? So that we live the rest of our lives increasingly feeling as if He died only yesterday. 

Imagine how that would transform our lives. Preaching the gospel to ourselves everyday. That's exactly what the apostle Paul did, who wrote most of the New Testament. He said "For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified" (1 Corinthians 2:2). A relevant passage for when it was written and to whom as the Christians in Corinth had drifted from the centrality of the Cross as is very relevant for us today.

God help us to determine in our lives to preach Christ and him crucified to ourselves each and every day. May we keep the centrality of the Cross in our lives as it is seen all through Scripture.