“God is love” (1Jo 4:8, 16) are words emblazoned upon the cross in letters of living light. It is true there was an awful manifestation of justice, a solemn display of holiness, a stern vindication of truth, and an overwhelming demonstration of power in the cross of Jesus; but divine love outshone and eclipsed them all.

The cross of Jesus is love’s portrait, love’s exponent, love’s sacrifice—the place where this divine plant of heaven in the believer’s soul takes its deepest root, unveils its richest beauty, and breathes its sweetest fragrance. —Octavius Winslow