“The cross which is the object of faith, is also, by the power of the Holy Spirit, the cause of it. Sit down and watch the dying Saviour till faith springs up spontaneously in your heart. There is no place like Calvary for creating confidence. The air of that sacred hill brings health to trembling faith.”
- C. H. Spurgeon, All of Grace (Chicago, Il.: Moody Press, n.d.), 75.
I love that citation by Spurgeon. Salvation is in looking upon the serpent lifted up on the pole! “At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light, and the burden of my heart rolled away. It was there by faith I received my sight, and now I am happy all the day.”
What a vivid picture he paints. I cannot comprehend how hearts remain unmoved by the crucifixion.