A Focal Point for Meditations on the Cross

I thoroughly value and am inspired by Dr. Tim Keller’s messages (Doctor Keller is recently deceased). One short description of the uniqueness of the Cross and what it means to Christians has so impressed me that I have gone back to his short statements time and time again, not only at Easter, bu throughout the year.

If I may paraphrase, he pointed out that the Cross uniquely captures the message of the gospel. On the one hand, especially if i am feeling morally righteous, it reminds me that if i really understood all my motivations even behind my so called “best deeds,” I am so seriously flawed that God himself had to come down in the incarnation and die to rescue me. If that doesn’t take me down a few notches, then I’m not sure what will.

On the other hand, the Cross also shows how much God loves me (indeed all of us) and what he personally paid to redeem me. So the message of the Cross brings us to a place that engenders humility and, at the same time, a profound sense of how much God loves us.

An artist friend of mine, with a wonderfully creative mind, prepared a metal cross for me which has become the focal point of my meditations as a Christ-follower. If you are looking for original, unique metal artwork, I suggest you check out the link below. Perhaps you’ll discover something that’s as meaningful to you as this cross is to me.

https://www.metalriffic.com/gallery

If you are intrigued by my comments on Dr. Tim Keller’s messages and you have Spotify, you can readily listen to his teaching. I’m currently listening to a series where Dr. Keller is going through the Bible to show it has a single theme or message. He does so by looking at the first four chapters of Genesis, the first four chapters of Romans, and the last four chapters of Revelation.