May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world is crucified to me and I to the world. (Galatians 6:14 NCB)
The world tells us that wealth, fame, and power are the things we must take pride in. But the Bible tells us otherwise: to make the cross our pride. But why? Why should the very symbol of shame be our pride? Because it is not just any cross we boast of. We boast in the cross of Christ. We boast in what Christ has done—and suffered—for us. We boast in His love and His grace, so unfathomable and so undeserved. We boast in His gift of salvation, of life eternal. But it doesn’t end there. Accepting the benefits of the cross requires that we share in His sufferings... that we die to ourselves and be crucified with Him.
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