Shame into Victory

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Apr 15, 2025 · 4m

READ: ROMANS 8:1; GALATIANS 6:14; HEBREWS 12:1-3; 1 PETER 2:23-25 When I see a cross, I don’t think much of it. People use the shape of a cross on jewelry, t-shirts, tattoos, logos, books, and church buildings. But back in the New Testament times, crosses were a symbol of condemnation and shame. Crucifixion was the most brutal, humiliating death the Roman Empire could come up with, and it was shameful even to mention the word cross. However, after Jesus died on a cross—and rose again three days later—the cross gradually became a sign of Christianity and salvation. Today, whenever I see a…