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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
firmness of the promises of God.
The Candymaker made the candy in the form of "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.
Think 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.
Merry Christmas