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U nshakable Pursuit
Love Marks the Way The ferry got Susan and me back to England just as the sun’s rays were growing dim, and back home, I looked up the significance of the crucifixes we had ridden by all day long. They’re called wayside crosses, placed there to mark the way for pilgrims. They can be wood, stone, or metal, and they line roads, fields, and paths. They also mark intersections. That’s where the Athenians were that day as Paul told them about the God who gives them life and breath and everything—an intersection. Jesus wasn’t just a religious teacher or philosopher like the ones they were used to—He was the Son of God, killed on a Cross and risen from the dead. Some mocked; they couldn’t believe He had risen as Paul said, “But others said, ‘We will hear you again about this’” (v. 32). For people who let the message get past their ears, they could tell one thing—it was worth another listen. Because if it was true, everything would be different. If Christ rose from the dead as Paul said, the gods and the other things they had been investing in were irrelevant, to say the least. God gives life and breath and everything. He topples other gods (1 Kings 18), and He buys us from their bondage at the highest of costs—the blood of Jesus Christ. And in Christ, we gain everything—a brand-new road to walk, straight into the arms of unshakable love.