1 Corinthians 1:18. “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” THE PREACHING OF THE CROSS. It is not men’s fame or accomplishments That we are to tell to those around; It is the cross of Christ and what Christ went through, That makes up the Gospel sound.
For the cross means death of the very worst kind, That the Savior Himself went through. We are to speak of it when we speak of Him – Who paid sin’s price for you.
It is not enough to sing hymns so sweet, That tells of that work so great. We have to speak out in words so plain, That lost souls the Savior will meet.
To me, the cross remains the key, To the Gospel we tell to men. And I must make clear, when of it I speak, That the hearers to Christ will bend.
The cross gives joy to those who came To the One who there did die. Let me be faithful, God, in preaching the cross, That to Him lost souls will fly.
“Father, I have experienced the cross-work and the value of the work of Christ personally. Give me wisdom to pass the truths of salvation on to the people with a sense of what it means to me and the power that it has in my life. Even though it may seem foolish to others, how full of divine wisdom it is to me. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”