Have you ever reached a crossroads and found nothing there to indicate which way would bring you to your desired destination? How you needed a sign-post on such an occasion!
The oldest known sign-post in the world is in Britain. It stands at a junction of the road at Chesterholme, Bardon Hill, in Northumberland. This old servant of the wayfarer is made of solid stone and was erected by the Romans about seventeen centuries ago.
In spite of the many severe winters it has come through, the old sign-post still stands on duty directing the travelers. Though its wording is somewhat blurred now, its letters are still legible and its aged arms still point the way.
We all reach a crossroads of life at some time or other, do we not? Sooner or later we must each make a decision that affects our whole future pathway. And there we find a sign-post, one that points the way to safety for all eternity. That sign-post is the cross of Calvary. It points the way to God, to heaven and to life. It tells us of the Savior who died for us, who shed His own life's blood as the basis of man's redemption and eternal bliss.
God hates sin. No evil can ever enter His presence. Then how can we, with all our sins? How can He in His holiness receive us? Only by having our sins removed, their punishment borne! This is exactly what Christ did on Calvary. Now that cross stands as the witness of divine love—pointing men and women to God.
Will you be guided thus? Will you take the first step by faith on the road that leads to all that is most blessed in this life and in that which is to come? Then trust the Savior today.
"This is a faithful saying,
and worthy of all acceptation,
that Christ Jesus came
into the world
TO SAVE SINNERS.”