cross

i have pain in my hand. just thinking about it made me realise how nowadays people dont get unbearable pain. they take a pill and within a few minutes all pain has gone. when Jesus was on the cross dying for our sins, he couldnt take a pill. he COULD have gotten off the cross and taken the pain away-him being God. but he didnt because he'd rather have died in huge amounts of pain than to see us all die in hell. the cross wasnt comfortable, as most crosses seem to be now. the cross has lost its meaning for alot of people, even christians. we walk round wearing our factory formed comfortable crosses, displaying that we belong somewhere, or even just wear it as a fashion statement. some christians dont bother with a cross, while others decide not to wear one, or maybe wear a nail instead. all these are the comfortable option. Jesus told us to take up our cross. we should be taking up our cross daily, be that metaphorical or not. and its not going to be an easy thing to do if we truely mean it. the devil is going to start attacking more and more. we have to stay strong and keep the faith and keep battling through there until we get to the final glory that only Jesus can give.