{"id":2092,"date":"2026-03-31T09:06:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/life.foursquaregh.com\/?p=2092"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:07:02","slug":"the-voice-of-the-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/life.foursquaregh.com\/?p=2092","title":{"rendered":"The Voice of the Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At Calvary, the cross was not silent\u2014it spoke.
In Luke 23:39\u201343, we see three crosses\u2026 but more importantly, three voices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. The Voice of Rejection<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    One thief looked at Jesus and said, \u201cSave yourself and us.\u201d
    This was not faith\u2014it was sarcasm. He wanted escape, not transformation.
    👉 This voice still speaks today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cIf God is real, prove it.\u201d
    \u201cFix my situation, then I\u2019ll believe.\u201d
    It is the voice of pride and unbelief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. The Voice of Repentance<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      The other thief rebuked him and turned to Jesus:
      \u201cLord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      He acknowledged:
      His sin
      Jesus\u2019 innocence
      Jesus\u2019 lordship
      👉 This is the voice heaven responds to\u2014
      not perfection, but humility and surrender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. The Voice of Redemption (Jesus)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Jesus answered:
        \u201cToday, you will be with Me in paradise.\u201d
        No delay. No condition. No ritual.
        👉 The cross declares:
        Grace is immediate for those who believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        At the cross:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        One man died in sin
        One man died to sin
        And Jesus died for sin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Takeaway<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The cross is still speaking today.
        One voice mocks
        One voice surrenders
        One voice saves<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        👉 The question is: Which voice are you echoing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Prayer:<\/strong>
        Heavenly Father,
        in the name of Jesus, I come under the power of the cross.
        Lord, as Your voice spoke mercy at Calvary in the Gospel of Luke, let that same voice speak over my life today.
        Father, every voice of doubt, pride, and unbelief\u2014
        the voice that says \u201cprove Yourself\u201d and resists Your will\u2014
        I silence it in the name of Jesus!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Let the voice of repentance arise in me. Give me a broken spirit and a surrendered heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Lord Jesus,
        just as You spoke to the repentant thief,
        speak over my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Let Your voice override every accusation of the enemy. By the power of the cross, I declare:
        My past is redeemed
        My sins are forgiven
        My identity is restored
        My destiny is secured in Jesus name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Makaya’s sch of Prophetic Ministry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Rev. Timothy Afful<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        At Calvary, the cross was not silent\u2014it spoke.In Luke 23:39\u201343, we see three crosses\u2026 but more importantly, three voices. One thief looked at Jesus and said, \u201cSave yourself and us.\u201dThis was not faith\u2014it was sarcasm. He wanted escape, not transformation.👉 This voice still speaks today: \u201cIf God is real, prove it.\u201d\u201cFix my situation, then I\u2019ll believe.\u201dIt is the voice of pride and unbelief. The other thief rebuked him and turned to Jesus:\u201cLord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-makaya-makaya","ctfw-no-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/life.foursquaregh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/life.foursquaregh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/life.foursquaregh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/life.foursquaregh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/life.foursquaregh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2092"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/life.foursquaregh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2093,"href":"https:\/\/life.foursquaregh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092\/revisions\/2093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/life.foursquaregh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/life.foursquaregh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/life.foursquaregh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}