The Christian Flag

-February 28, 2024-

Good morning beloved, happy Wednesday,

“Then they said to the woman, ‘Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ the Savior of the world.’”

(John 4:42).

From the moment the Samaritan woman got saved, she became a missionary to share with her fellow Samaritans the gospel of Christ. She testified to them, “He told me all that I ever did.” They listened and came to see and hear Jesus and believed in Him for themselves.

Her allegiance changed to being a believer in Jesus Christ. Now she flew the colors of Christ. Every nation has its own flag, the symbol of their country. There is a Christian flag that stands for our salvation, faith, and unity in Christ our Savior.

The Christian flag came into existence in the 19th century when Charles C. Overton, a Sunday school teacher at a chapel in Brooklyn, New York, realized there was no flag or universal image to represent Christianity as a whole. Ten years later, in 1907, he collaborated with Secretary Ralph Diffendorfer and began the official plan and formation of the flag. The Christian flag began to be accepted by most Protestant churches and to be displayed inside churches around the world in the late 1900’s.

Each of the colors are symbolic of our faith in Christ. The Christian flag has three colors: white, red, and blue. There is white, standing for our righteousness in Christ; red, standing for the blood of Christ; blue, standing for heaven and faithfulness, fidelity, and loyalty. The background color is white, with a Red Cross prominently displayed on a blue background.

At our church we have two flags: the American flag and the Christian flag. It is wonderful to have the Christian flag. Jesus is the Savior of the world. We unite in love, faith, and hope in our Savior. There are Christians all over the world, our brothers and sisters in Christ; we share a common faith with them. We may not speak their language but we all share in the language of the love of Christ.

Have a blessed day standing with our brothers and sisters in Christ. It is always a joy to meet other Christians when we are out and about. Stay safe and healthy. Tomorrow we will discuss the blessed words of the pledge to the Christian flag.

Standing together, united and faithful,

Dean