Let us approach the throne of grace with confidence… The cross is crucial to our worship of the Almighty. It is not merely one of many possible themes we can touch on as we come to worship God. The cross is central. It is foundational. It is the place at which worship begins and ends. Jesus said of himself, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." He is the doorway to the throne-room. It is He who tore the veil that separated us from the living God. A pastor by the name of P.T. Forsyth has said, “Christ is to us just what his cross is. That all Christ was in heaven or on earth was put into what He did there. You do not understand Christ until you understand his cross.” “Nor will we understand worship until we understand his cross,” says Bob Kaulflin. That is why we must constantly lift up the cross. Let worship begin with Jesus, at the cross, and all that He accomplished there not only for you and I, but for the people who have gone before us, and those we have the privilege of leading in worship each week.