A candy maker 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 firmness of the promises of God.
The candy maker made the candy
in the form of a "J" to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came
to earth as our Savior. It also represents 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 candy maker stained it with red stripes. He used the
tree 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
Jesus on the Cross so that we could have the promise of eternal life, if
only we put our faith and trust in Him. 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".
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