1 Chronicles 1:1-54; Ezekiel 2:1-3:15; 2 Timothy 3:1-17
But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Galatians 6:14
The first Duke of Hamilton built a church and a mausoleum—a family burial chamber. On the destruction of Hamilton palace, a sculptured stone cross in its grounds was removed to the church grounds and still stands there today. One might wonder whether the Duke anticipated any divine favour for funding a church to be built? Perhaps not, because the above verse is inscribed on the stone cross. It suggests a genuine realization of what was achieved by Christ on the cross—the potential of our salvation. —Brian Powlesland
In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever,
Till my ransomed soul shall find rest beyond the river. —Fanny Crosby