A Candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a witness so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols for
the birth of Jesus Christ.
He began with a stick of pure, hard candy White to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the sinless nature of Jesus; And the hard to symbolize the Solid Rock, the foundation of the Church, and the firmness of the promise of God.
The candy maker made the candy in the form of a "J" to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Saviour. It could also represent the staff of the "Good Shepherd" with which He reaches down onto the fallen lambs who, like all sheep have gone astray.
Thinking that the candy was somewhat plain, the candy maker stained it with red stripes. He used three small stripes to show the scourging Jesus received by which we are healed. The large red stripe was for the blood of Christ, shed by Christ on the cross so that we could have the promise of eternal life.
Unfortunately, the candy became know as a candy cane - a meaningless decoration seen at Christmas time. But the but the meaning is still there for those who "have eyes to see and ears to hear." I pray that this symbol will again be used to witness TO THE WONDER OF JESUS AND HIS GREAT LOVE that came down at Christmas and remains the ultimate and dominate force in the universe today.
He began with a stick of pure, hard candy White to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the sinless nature of Jesus; And the hard to symbolize the Solid Rock, the foundation of the Church, and the firmness of the promise of God.
The candy maker made the candy in the form of a "J" to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Saviour. It could also represent the staff of the "Good Shepherd" with which He reaches down onto the fallen lambs who, like all sheep have gone astray.
Thinking that the candy was somewhat plain, the candy maker stained it with red stripes. He used three small stripes to show the scourging Jesus received by which we are healed. The large red stripe was for the blood of Christ, shed by Christ on the cross so that we could have the promise of eternal life.
Unfortunately, the candy became know as a candy cane - a meaningless decoration seen at Christmas time. But the but the meaning is still there for those who "have eyes to see and ears to hear." I pray that this symbol will again be used to witness TO THE WONDER OF JESUS AND HIS GREAT LOVE that came down at Christmas and remains the ultimate and dominate force in the universe today.
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