The Cross Divides All Humanity

Those three crosses on Calvary represent the ultimate division of all humanity. It wasn’t an accident that there were three crosses that day—Jesus the Redeemer in the middle, one thief who rejected Him on one side, and one thief who received Him on the other. This is the picture of how the cross divides every person who has ever lived. When you strip away all the surface-level categories we use to classify people—rich or poor, educated or uneducated, different nationalities or ethnicities, different political views or social positions—when you get down to what really matters for eternity, there are only two groups: those who are saved and those who are lost. One thief heard the same words from Jesus, saw the same miraculous signs, had the same opportunity for salvation as the other thief, yet he died in his rebellion and mockery. He’s been separated from God for over two thousand years, despite having the remarkable privilege of being crucified right next to Jesus. The other thief believed and received eternal life. Every person who has ever heard the gospel faces this same choice. Your response to Jesus Christ determines your eternal destination—not your good intentions, not your religious background, not your family heritage, but your personal decision about Jesus. Where will you stand in relation to the cross? Will you reject the Savior or receive Him?