The Radical Price, The Radical Love, & The Radical Life

Jonathan Cahn shares the radical nature of the Cross & how Messiah transforms a symbol of death into a beacon of hope for our lives.

The Cross holds extraordinary power. It is not just a symbol—it is the divine instrument through which God turns darkness into light, despair into hope, and brokenness into healing. This power doesn’t operate only in the heavens—it transforms lives here on Earth. Your life.

Many churches today avoid preaching about the Cross and repentance, yet this is where every blessing begins. It is the tree of life. If you’ve drifted away from it, it’s time to return—back to the foot of the Cross, back to the love of God, back to your salvation. For it is here that you are reminded: You are saved. You are forgiven. You are redeemed. You are washed by grace.

We were all born into a fallen world—spiritually joined to the first tree in the Garden of Eden, which brought sin and separation. But when you join yourself to the tree of Messiah—the Cross—you begin to undo that curse. It’s not just a moment in time; it’s a lifelong connection. Every time you draw near to the Cross, your life becomes freer, lighter, and more aligned with God’s purpose.

The Apostle Paul said, “I have been crucified with Christ.” His old life was gone. Christ was now living through him. That same truth applies to us. The more you cling to the Cross, the more the life and blessings of Jesus flow into your own.

Remember, God turns what was meant for evil into good. He took the serpent and crushed it. He took sin and offered a sacrifice to defeat it. And that’s why the redemption found in Christ is full of echoes from Eden—because all sin began in the Garden, and all sin ends with Messiah.

If anything displays God’s power to transform evil into good, it’s the Cross. Just imagine: something as horrifying as an execution tool—what would be the modern equivalent of an electric chair—has become a symbol of eternal hope. Who else but the Son of God could turn an instrument of death into a sign of life?