A Candymaker's Witness

A candymaker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be
a witness, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane.  He
incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry and
death of Jesus Christ.

He began with a stick of pure white hard candy - white to
symbolize the virgin birth and the sinless nature of Jesus,
and hard to symbolize the Solid Rock, the foundation of the
church and the firmness of the promises of God.

The candymaker made the candy in the form of a "J" to
represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to earth as
our Savior.  It could also represent the staff of the
"Good Shepherd" with which He reaches 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 candymaker
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
meaning is still there for those who have "eyes to see and
ears to hear."  I pray that this symbol will again be used
to witness to the Wonder of Jesus and His Great Love that
came down at Christmas and remains the ultimate and dominant
force in the universe today.

 

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