a symbol of
anger
of
persecution
harsh
retribution
punishment
and death
a symbol of
life
of victory,
triumph
redeemed,
freed
from death
from the
grave
The cross
foolishness
to them
against our
understanding
sealing the
breach
restoring
balance
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edited
April 3, 2014
The
cross – v2
April
2, 2014
The cross
1
Corinthians 1:18
1
Corinthians 1:18-25
(1
Corinthians 1:18-31
“Christ
is God’s Wisdom and Power” (NCV))
Isaiah
29:14
Upper
Room Daily Devotional
“The
Message of the Cross”
by
Regina Reeves
for
April 2, 2014
read
April 2, 2014
Upper
Room Daily Devotional
for
March and April 2014
&
see note I posted to Facebook
God has a funny sense of humor. I have
written over 28,700 faith-based poems and many times I have gone to save a poem
and found that I have already written one with that title before. I was called
to type up this poem, The Cross, second of the 25 written poems that I plan to
post today. And, when I went to save it, I found that I had not written a poem
titled "The cross" yet. Go figure; Go God! God's wisdom, the
foolishness of the cross, is far greater than man's wisdom. What extravagant
and unmerited love that is...
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