Why Should I Wear A Cross?
 

First thoughts... Our nation, and our world is in turmoil... political and religious unrest, moral decay, economic problems, drugs, terrorism, wars, pandemics, etc... the list goes on and on!  ---  Is there a solution?... Yes!

Biblical references...
Leviticus 26:3-6... "If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments so as to carry them out, then I shall give you rains in their season, so that the land will yield its produce and the trees of the field will bear their fruit. ---So you will eat your food to the full and live securely in your land.  I shall also grant peace in the land, so that you may lie down, with no one to make you afraid.---"
Matthew 10-32... “Therefore, everyone who confesses Me before people, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven."
2nd Chronicles 7-14... "and My people who are called by My name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land."

Discussion thoughts... the 3 scriptures quoted above are 3 of many that tell us what God will do for us if we keep his commandants.  Leviticus and Chronicles are very clear that if we keep his commandants our land will yield its crops, we will live securely, we will have peace in our land, and He will heal our land!  Wearing a cross is a constant reminder to ourselves that we need to keep His commandants; and it is "notice" to others that we are a "believer", that God is a part of our life and that we intend to keep His commandants!

My beliefs... three simple reasons to wear a cross (please join me in this mission of wearing a cross)... (1) gives me a constant reminder that God is in control and that my goal is to please Him! (2) the promises quoted in the above scriptures (especially Matthew 10-32) are beautiful reasons to wear a cross... wearing the cross is an easy way to "confess Jesus" as required by Matthew 10-32 (3) provides an easy, inexpensive way to tell others that God is a part of my life... a simple wood cross and neck chain can be purchased for $2 on eBay (or you can spend much more if you like).

Personal testimony... when you wear the cross, interesting things happen (here is one of several "feel good" incidents that happened to me because I was wearing a cross).  When "working out" at the Y... a young man (complete stranger) approached me and asked if I would pray for him... we talked for awhile and found that he had a drinking problem and his wife had left him... he said he was now sober and was hoping to get her back!