Look at the Candy Cane
What do you see?
Stripes that
are red
Like the blood shed for me
White is for my Savior
Who's sinless and pure!
"J" is for Jesus, My Lord, that's for sure!
Turn it around
And a staff you will see
Jesus my shepherd
Was born
for Me!
Author Unknown
Many years ago,
a candy maker wanted to make a candy at Christmas time
That would serve as a witness to his Christian faith.
He wanted to
incorporate several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus.
He
began with a stick of pure white hard candy;
White to symbolize the Virgin
Birth and the sinless nature of Jesus;
Hard to symbolize the Solid Rock, the
foundation of the church;
Firmness to represent the promises of God.
The candy maker made the
candy in the form of a "J"
To represent the name of Jesus, who came to earth
as our Savior.
He thought it could also represent the staff of the Good
Shepherd,
With which He reached 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 three 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 Christ on the cross
So that we could have the promise of
eternal life.
Unfortunately, the candy became known as a candy cane,
A
meaningless decoration seen at Christmas time.
But the true meaning is still
there for those who have
Eyes to see and ears to hear.
The flavor of the candy cane is peppermint, which is
similar to hyssop.
Hyssop is in the
mint family and was used in the Old Testament for purification and sacrifice.
Jesus is the
pure Lamb of God, He came to sacrifice Himself for the sins of the world.
So...every time
you see a Candy Cane, remember the message of the candy maker...
Jesus Christ
is Lord!
The Legend of the Candy Cane is just that...a legend.
It has not been proven, but it has also not been disproved. At any rate,
it gives us a nice tradition to pass down to our children. |
