The Candy Cane Story
Posted: December 18th, 2007, 6:23 pm
You all probably know this. But I thought it would be fitting to put it here, because of the season.
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A candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a witness for his Savior, 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. The white symbolizes the Virgin Birth (Is. 7:14, Luke 1:26 - 35)
and the sinless nature of Jesus (1 John 3:5). The hardness of the candy symbolizes the Solid Rock (1 Cor. 10:4), the foundation of the Church (Mt.16:18), and the firmness of the promises of God (Ps. 18:30 - 32).
The candy maker made the candy into the form of a "J" to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Savior (1 John 3:16 - 17),and a symbol to represent the staff of the Good Shepard (John 10:14).
Thinking that the candy was somewhat plain, the candy maker decided to strain it with red stripes, representing the stripes of the scourging Jesus received prior to His crucifixion (Mark 15:15 - 20) for our healing (Is.53:5
The large red stripe represents the shedding of His blood on the cross for our salvation (Rom. 5:9, Eph. 1:7).
Unfortunately, the Candy Cane has lost its traditional meaning and become just a decoration seen only at Christmas time.
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A candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a witness for his Savior, 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. The white symbolizes the Virgin Birth (Is. 7:14, Luke 1:26 - 35)
and the sinless nature of Jesus (1 John 3:5). The hardness of the candy symbolizes the Solid Rock (1 Cor. 10:4), the foundation of the Church (Mt.16:18), and the firmness of the promises of God (Ps. 18:30 - 32).
The candy maker made the candy into the form of a "J" to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Savior (1 John 3:16 - 17),and a symbol to represent the staff of the Good Shepard (John 10:14).
Thinking that the candy was somewhat plain, the candy maker decided to strain it with red stripes, representing the stripes of the scourging Jesus received prior to His crucifixion (Mark 15:15 - 20) for our healing (Is.53:5
The large red stripe represents the shedding of His blood on the cross for our salvation (Rom. 5:9, Eph. 1:7).
Unfortunately, the Candy Cane has lost its traditional meaning and become just a decoration seen only at Christmas time.
