A Reflection On The Cross

When I need to remember that God is available

Most Christians believe at some level that God is unknowable. It is true that we can never know everything there is to know about Him. But He has made Himself known through the Cross. There He is Judge and Redeemer, wrath and love, holy and merciful, mighty and wise. Everything we will ever need was made available there.

Need salvation? It is given to us on the basis of Jesus’ blood and the power of His resurrection. Need wisdom? It is freely given at the Cross too. Need anything at all from God? He calls us to meet Him there—every time, for every purpose.

Never underestimate the availability of God. God invites us into the victory of the Cross and the resurrected life that follows—to know it, to savor it, and to tell it. Never cry out to God, “Where are You?” without looking first at the Cross. Understand what He has freely given and base your life on it. At the Cross, His wisdom is yours.

We have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.

1 Corinthians 2:12