Heart of the Cross

03/04/2026

“All of heaven is interested in the cross of Christ, hell afraid of it, while men are the only ones to ignore its meaning.” — Oswald Chambers

28/03/2026

“The cross of Christ is a revelation of the love of God, for it reveals what that love is prepared to suffer for the one loved. I believe that the presentation of the death of Christ as substitution exhibits the love of the cross more richly, fully, gloriously and glowingly than does any other presentation. It gets nearer to the heart of that love than any of the other pictures that the New Testament contains.” — J. I. Packer

20/03/2026

“To be a follower of the Crucified means, sooner or later, a personal encounter with the cross. And the cross always entails loss. The great symbol of Christianity means sacrifice, and no one who calls himself a Christian can evade this stark fact.” — Elisabeth Elliot

14/03/2026

"The cross is not the terrible end to an otherwise god-fearing and happy life, but it meets us at the beginning of our communion with Christ.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

05/03/2026

26/02/2026

Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Isaiah 53:4a

He has borne – from the Hebrew word Nasa or Nasah which means to lift, bear, carry or take.
Our griefs – from the Hebrew word Choli meaning sickness, grief, malady anxiety, calamity.
And carried – from the Hebrew word Sabal meaning to bear a heavy load (like oxen).
Our sorrows – from the Hebrew word Makob meaning pain (both mental and physical), grief or sorrows.

22/02/2026

O come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord;
Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.

14/02/2026

In the end it will all be His. Forever.
Revelation 21:5 'He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”' (NIV)

08/02/2026

Life with God is not immunity from difficulties, but peace in difficulties.
C. S. Lewis

01/02/2026

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 (ESV)

24/01/2026

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.
Saint Augustine

17/01/2026

“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.”
― C.S. Lewis