As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world has been crucified, and the world's interest in me has also died. (Galatians 6:14 NLT)
A truly crucified people are never in danger of
the world. It is only when the Cross has not done its work that the world has a
place. The world has no place with a crucified man or woman, or a crucified
company of believers. The Cross is a great defensive against the world. If you want to keep the world out, put the Cross in its place. If the Cross is truly in
its place in fullness, then everything else will come into order. The Cross is
the great defensive against the world. The Cross is the great defensive against
evil powers. The Cross makes everything safe; it makes everything safe for the
Lord.
You see, the Lord wants to commit Himself. He
wants to trust Himself to His people, but if the Cross is not there at work, the
Lord cannot trust Himself to them. The Lord says, "It is not safe for Me to give
Myself there, or I should be involved in their un-crucified condition." The
Cross makes everything safe for the Lord, and the Cross makes everything safe
for the Church. If the Cross is really at work in all of us, we can trust one
another. It is quite safe to trust yourself to a crucified man or woman.