Numbers 21:4-9 or Phil 2:6-11 / John 3:13-17
Today we are called upon to look at the Cross and meditate on it.
The Cross is the most prominent symbol of our faith.
It is used for worship and devotions and in private and communal prayer.
We know that Jesus died on the Cross to save us and forgive our sins.
But we will also remember what Jesus told us about being His disciples.
If we want to be His disciples, then we will have to take up our cross and follow Him.
No doubt, taking up the Cross and following Jesus as His disciples would mean having to make sacrifices.
It would mean having to die to ourselves, die to sin, selfishness, greed, pride and all those things that cannot be put at the foot of the Cross of Christ.
But in taking up our cross, we will also grow in holiness, love, faith, hope, gentleness, kindness, forgiveness and all those things that are worthy to be put on the Cross of Christ.
So let us look at the Cross, and let us also take up our cross and ask Jesus to help us carry our cross and to follow Him as His true disciples.