When you look at the Cross, what do you see? You see God’s awesome faithfulness. Nothing – not even the instinct to spare His own Son – will turn him back from keeping His word.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes God's unwavering faithfulness and commitment to His promises, even at great personal sacrifice.
Sinclair B. Ferguson's quote invites reflection on the significance of the Cross in Christianity, illustrating that God's faithfulness is absolute and transcends even the profound instinct to protect one's own. It serves as a profound reminder that divine commitments remain steadfast, showcasing the depth of love and sacrifice involved in fulfilling those promises, particularly through the lens of Jesus’s sacrifice for humanity.
In practice
During a sermon reflecting on the meaning of sacrifice and faithfulness.
We [should not] make the mistake of thinking that marriage will provide the ultimate satisfaction for which we all hunger. To assume so would be to be guilty of blasphemy. Only God satisfies the hungry heart. Marriage is but one of the channels He uses to enable us to taste how deeply satisfying His thirst-quenching grace can be.
It is God who gives us the spirit of worship (Psalm 133:3), and it is what we know of God that produces this spirit of worship. We might say that worship is simply theology, doctrine, what we think about God, going into top gear! Instead of merely thinking about Him, we tell Him, in prayer and praise and song, how great and glorious we believe Him to be!
Failure to deal with the presence of sin can often be traced back to spiritual amnesia – forgetting our new, true, real identity. As a believer, I am someone who has been delivered from the dominion of sin and who therefore is free and motivated to fight against the remnants of sin in my heart. You must know, rest in, think through, and act upon your new identity – you are in Christ
When the New Testament speaks about the fullness of grace which we find in Christ, it does not mean only forgiveness, pardon and justification. Christ has done much more for us. He died for us, but he also lived for us. Now he has sent his own Spirit to us so that we might draw on his strength. He grew in grace, and when we draw on his power we shall likewise grow in grace.
The fear of the Lord tends to take away all other fears... This is the secret of Christian courage and boldness.
Knowing God is your single greatest privilege as a Christian
Being called 'The Heartbreak Kid', 'Mr. Wrestlemania,' and all those other names doesn't even begin to compare to what it feels like to know that the Almighty God who created the universe calls me His child.
The Lord discovered to me a sense of my unbelief that, though late, I should remember my transgressions and that I should be converted with my whole heart to the Lord my God.
I am God's wheat and shall be ground by their teeth so that I may become Christ's pure bread.
My confidence is placed in God who does not need our help for accomplishing his designs. Our single endeavor should be to give ourselves to the work and to be faithful to him, and not to spoil his work by our shortcomings.
You must keep all earthy treasures out of your heart, and let Christ be your treasure, and let Him have your heart.
I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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