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A candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a special gift
for
Christmas. So he designed what
we know as the Candy Cane,
with several symbols that
represented Christ's Birth, as well as,
His life.
He began with a stick of
pure white hard candy. White to
symbolize the Virgin Birth,
"BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL
CONCEIVE AND BEAR A SON."
(ISAIAH 7:14). and the
sinless life of Jesus. He
wanted it hard to symbolize the Solid
Rock and the firmness of the
Promises of God. "THE LORD IS
MY ROCK AND MAY FORTRESS AND MY
DELIVERER;
(PSALM
18:2).
He designed it in the form
of a "J" to represent the name of
Jesus whose birth we celebrate.
"AND BEHOLD, YOU WILL
CONCEIVE IN YOUR WOMB AND BRING
FORTH A SON,
AND SHALL CALL HIS NAME JESUS."
(LUKE 1:37) When
turned upside-down it also
represented the staff of the Good
Shepherd. "YOUR ROD AND YOUR
STAFF THEY COMFORT
ME." (PSALM
32:4)
Now thinking that the candy
was too plain he added red
stripes. He used three small
ones to represent the scoring that
Jesus received before His
death, "THEN PILATE TOOK JESUS
AND SCOURGED HIM." (JOHN 19:1)
for through those stripes
we are healed. "BY WHOSE
STRIPES YOU WERE HEALED."
(1 PETER 2:24) He then add a
large red stripe symbolic of the
Blood that was shed by Christ
on the cross, giving us the
opportunity to receive Eternal
Life. "IN HIM WE HAVE
REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD,
THE FORGIVENESS
OF SINS, ACCORDING TO THE
RICHES OF HIS GRACE."
( EPHESIANS 1:7 *NKJV
)
I'll bet that you will never
look at
a Candy Cane again, in the same
way that you used too.
Now may God's Blessings be
with you and your family
this Holiday Season!
Amen.
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