The oldest known signpost in the world is in Great Britain. It stands at a junction of the road at Chesterholme. This old servant of the traveler is made of solid stone and was erected by the Romans about seventeen centuries ago. Though its wording is somewhat blurred now, its letters are still legible and its aged arms still point the way at the crossroads.
We all reach crossroads in life at some time or other, don’t we? Sooner or later we must each make a decision that affects our whole future pathway, our eternity. And there we find a signpost, one that points the way to safety for all eternity. That signpost is the cross of Christ. It points the way to God, to heaven and to life. It tells of a Savior who died, not for His sins, but because of ours. “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:66Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6)).
The cross reminds us of how we rejected the Creator when He visited the planet He formed. The cross reminds us of God’s great concern about our sin. It tells us of the judgment His Son felt when He became answerable to God for my sin. It points the way to peace and salvation and forgiveness.
Where can you read more? Start in John 19 and notice the writing is not blurred; the letters are legible. This signpost gives the clear story of the Savior’s cross, death and resurrection. It points toward a safe eternity.