In the shadow of the cross

In the Shadow of the Cross

A while ago I posted this message on FB, https://youtu.be/atUGBua2AzE In his message, “How great is our God,” Louis Giglio talks about, Laminin, which is a protein found in the extracellular matrix, the sheets of protein that form the substrate of all internal organs also called the basement membrane. It’s actually in the shape of a cross! He states, “That’s really what we want to know, and I’ll tell you how you can know today that God will always hold you. Colossians 1:17 reminds us, that he (Jesus) is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”

While I was waiting for surgery, and the nurse was starting my IV, I looked up at the wall to my right. There was a horizontally hung fluorescent light on the wall, but just at the right moment, the sunlight cast a vertical shadow right in the middle making it look like a cross! It reminded me of Louie’s message about Laminin, the protein that holds our organs together in the shape of a cross! I was reminded that the Lord was holding me together!! 

Psalm 94:19, “In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.” 

Another story came to mind, 

A young man who had been raised as an atheist was training to be an Olympic diver. The only religious influence in his life came from his outspoken Christian friend. The young diver never really paid much attention to his friends sermons, but he heard them often.

One night the diver went to the indoor pool at the college he attended. The lights were all off, but as the pool had big skylights and the moon was bright, there was plenty of light to practice by. The young man climbed up to the highest diving board and as he turned his back to the pool on the edge of the board and extended his arms out, He saw his shadow on the wall. The shadow of his body was in the shape of a cross. Instead of diving, he knelt down and asked God to come into his life. As the young man stood, a maintenance man walked in and turned the lights on. The pool had been drained for repairs.

Colossians 1:20, “Jesus, He has reconciled all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.”

In the shadow of the cross let me hide,

There the Savior for my sins bled and died;

There the precious, cleansing fount

Flows so free from Calv’ry’s mount,

In the shadow of the cross let me hide.

Refrain:

In the shadow of the cross I will rest,

For with everlasting peace I am blest;

Here I dwell in love unknown,

Streaming down from heaven’s throne,

In the shadow of the cross I will rest.

In the shadow of the cross, blessed place!

Living only for the Lord, by His grace;

What He says I’ll gladly do,

Ever standing firm and true,

In the shadow of the cross, blessed place!

In the shadow of the cross, safe retreat,

Ever sitting lowly at Jesus’ feet;

While His presence is so near

I shall never, never fear,

In the shadow of the cross, safe retreat.

In the shadow of the cross, here I meet,

In communion with my Lord, oh, how sweet! And my soul is borne above,

While I revel in His love,

In the shadow of the cross, here I meet!

-William J. Henry