Candy Cane
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, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ.
He began with a stick of pure white, hard candy. White
to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the sinless nature of Jesus, and hard to
symbolize the Solid Rock, the foundation of the church, and firmness of the
promises 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 Savior. It also represents the staff of the “Good Shepherd”
with which He reaches down into the ditches of the world to lift out 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 the tree small stripes to show the
stripes of the scourging Jesus received by which we are healed. The large red
stripe was for the blood shed by Jesus on the Cross so that we could have the
promise of eternal life, if only we put our faith and trust
in Him. Unfortunately, the candy became known as a Candy Cane - a meaningless
decoration seen at Christmas time. But the meaning is still there for those who
“have eyes to see and ears to hear”.
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