In this
article, I would like to address two groups of people:
1. You
are a Christian but have not experienced and understood Christ’s love on the
cross.
2. You
are not a Christian but are struggling in a particular situation or perhaps
searching for perfect love.

Ephesians
3: 17 – 19 writes that we being rooted and established in love may have power,
together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is
the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you
may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
The
Width
The
width of the cross symbolizes God’s invitation to you as of a father welcoming
his lost son with open arms.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and
burdened, and I will give you rest.”
-Matthew 11:28-
Are you
tired of chasing pretty rainbows? Are you tired of spinning round and round?
Then pack up all the shattered dreams or your life, and give them all to Jesus,
for He promises that He will turn your mourning into joy. Jesus loves you so
much, more than you ever know. People around you may expect you to give your
best even when you’re exhausted and sometimes they are oblivious to how you
feel. But Jesus understands, He feels how you feel and He cares. And He is
inviting you to go to Him, and He will surely give you rest.
The
Length
The
length of the cross symbolizes the extent and period of God’s love for you.
Bible says God’s love is eternal. And because God is love, His love never
fails.
How long
have you been searching for a man or woman who would give you all of their
love, all of their life? How many times have you been hurting inside because
people’s love fails you? Are you at the point of giving up hope in believing
that perfect and true love exists?
Jesus
stands at the door of your heart, knocking. He won’t barge in. He is a
gentleman. He will wait, patiently – and only He will – for you to open the
door and let Him love you with His unconditional love. I urge you to be brave,
open that door, because you will experience His love in such tangible ways that
you can never imagine. He wants to be the lover of your soul. Then can you
learn to love – unconditionally.
Jesus
never said that there’d be no sunshine or rain in your life. He promises
however that He will be there for you through eternity. God’s promises are
‘Yes’ and ‘Amen’, nothing less. God says:
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My Words
will never pass away.”
-Matthew 24:35-
The
Height
The
height of the cross symbolizes the omnipotence of God’s love for you. The love
of Jesus overcomes.
You
might be living in guilt and shame or self-condemnation right now. It could
have been a past wrong, a past relationship, or a mistake. Jesus died for you
just so that you can be free from these, free from your past, free from every
guilt and shame. The love Jesus poured out for you overcomes:
“…Love covers a multitude of sins.”
-1 Peter 4:8-
Perhaps,
you have a hidden fear in your heart that no one knows about. And this fear, it
comes and it goes away and then it comes back again to haunt you. Whatever this
fear may be, Jesus’ love on the cross has the power to break it. Believe, trust
and know that He is God Almighty. He holds the world in His hands. And because
only His love is perfect:
“There is no fear in love. But perfect love
drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is
not made perfect in love.”
-1 John 4:18-
Be
assured in the love of Jesus because the Bible says that NOTHING can separate
us from God’s love:
“No, in all these things we are more than
conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor
life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any
powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be
able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
-Romans 8:37-39-
The
depth
Finally,
the depth of the cross signifies how Jesus humbled himself to earth and lived
among us (John 1:14). Is there any god in the entire universe that portrays
such humility? Is there a god who became sin, died for you, suffered the pain
and shame, yet was blameless and perfect, because he loves you so much and
wants to have a relationship with you?
The
depth of the cross symbolizes the gravity and downward direction of God’s
initiation. God is always the one who initiates:
“We love because God first loved us”
-1 John 1:19-
“You did not choose me but I chose you…”
-John 15:16-
He came.
He pursued. He initiated; All because He loves us. No other gods have I known
to possess such amazing love. Neither have I heard of any gods who would tell
me “I am yours and you are mine.” There is but one; His Name is Jesus.
The
message of the cross, which is His unconditional and amazing love, the width,
the length, the height and the depth of His love has been given to you. It is a
gift that has always been there and it will always be there until you respond
to open the gift. And in the gift box, you’d find fullness of His love – that
of eternal joy and pleasure.
“You have made known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your
right hand.”
-Psalm 16:11-
Got it?
Or rather, done it?