“How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him!” (1 Kings 18:21, NASB, emphasis added)
This is the cry of the prophet Elijah—but it is also the cry of God’s heart to you today. Come back to the Cross. Not to a symbol of religion, but to the place of decision. Come back to the Savior who died—not to be represented in stone—but to reign in your heart.
You cannot serve two masters. You cannot cling to tradition and truth, to saints and to the Son. If Jesus is Lord, follow Him. But do not delay. Do not live your life bowing before one altar on Sunday and another in private. Come out of the confusion. Choose today whom you will serve.
The early disciples made their choice. They forsook the temple and followed the Lamb. They left behind the old covenant, the blood of bulls and goats, and embraced the once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus Christ. “We have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all time” (Hebrews 10:10, NASB). So, why not heed the call now and come back to the Cross?
Do not look back to what He fulfilled. Look to Him. He is not on the crucifix. He is risen. The veil is torn. Access is granted. Why then do you run to mediators God did not send? Why light candles for saints who cannot save, when Jesus stands ready to receive you?
He alone is your High Priest. He alone is your Shepherd. He alone is worthy. “There is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among mankind by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12, NASB).
Come back to the Cross—where no incense burns, but where holy fire fell. Come back to the place where mercy triumphed over judgment. Come back to the blood that cleanses, the grace that frees, the love that pursues you still.
Not through Mary. Not through saints. Not through ritual. Through the Son.
“For there is one God, and one Mediator also between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5, NASB). That is the gospel. That is your invitation. That is your line in the sand.
Come back to the Cross. Forsake the idols. Tear down every image that steals your worship.
This is the voice of Jesus: “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me” (Luke 9:23, NASB). No substitutes. No middlemen. No lifeless images.
Only Christ.
So choose. Choose before the fire falls. Choose before the trumpet sounds. Choose before your time runs out.
Come back to the Cross. Come back to the living God. Come back while the door is still open.
Prayer
Lord Jesus, I hear You calling. I will not waver any longer. I cast down every idol, every tradition that has replaced You in my life. I repent of divided loyalty. I believe You alone are the way, the truth, and the life. Cleanse me by Your blood. Fill me with Your Spirit. I come back to the Cross. And I choose You—now and forever. Amen.