Cross: A Key Factor of Christian Life

Someone said a story like this: When Christ had finished his work on the earth, he was welcomed into heaven by all the heavenly hosts in great ecstasy, grandeur and glorious splendour. Then the Angel Gabriel at one point of time came to interview the Saviour, asking, "Lord, you have finished such a great Salvific work for the entire humanity on the earth. What type of key did you give them to enter into heaven?" The Lord replied, "The Cross Key." The interviewer continued, "Lord, do you think they wouldn't forget to bring the 'Cross Key' when they come to heaven?" The Lord said, "Never, because the Cross has now become the part and parcel of every follower's daily life."

Lesson: 

The Cross is the key factor of our life in and with Christ.