Read Matthew 27:22-26
The cross is a sign of His death, and must not be taken lightly. This should cause us to examine what the cross means to us. Is it a witness to our eternal hope in the saving death of Jesus on Calvary? Our Lord commands that we “take up [our] cross daily” and learn what it means to follow in His footsteps (Luke 9:23). God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ (Galatians 6:14). Because Jesus bore the cross for us, we should be willing to take it up for Him.
