{"id":3842,"date":"2013-11-29T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T11:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devokids.com\/?p=3842"},"modified":"2020-05-30T15:12:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T19:12:51","slug":"candymakers-witness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devokids.com\/candymakers-witness\/","title":{"rendered":"Candymaker&#8217;s Witness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Legend of the Candy Cane<br \/>\n<\/strong>Author Unknown<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">A candymaker 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.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">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 the firmness of the promises of God.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devokids.com\/?attachment_id=3874\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3874\" title=\"candy cane J for Jesus thumbnailCARLFLX8\" src=\"https:\/\/devokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/candy-cane-J-for-Jesus-thumbnailCARLFLX81-160x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/candy-cane-J-for-Jesus-thumbnailCARLFLX81-160x100.jpg 160w, https:\/\/devokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/candy-cane-J-for-Jesus-thumbnailCARLFLX81.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">The candymaker made the candy in the form of a &#8220;J&#8221; to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Saviour. It could also represent the staff of the &#8220;Good Shepherd&#8221; with which He reaches down into the ditches of the world to lift out the fallen lambs who, like all sheep, have gone astray.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Thinking 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.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devokids.com\/2011\/12\/07\/candymakers-witness\/candy-cane-on-tree-thumbnailcaundg0h\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3846\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3846\" title=\"candy cane on tree thumbnailCAUNDG0H\" src=\"https:\/\/devokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/candy-cane-on-tree-thumbnailCAUNDG0H.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>Unfortunately, the candy became known as a candy cane &#8211; a meaningless decoration seen at Christmastime. But, the meaning is still there for those who &#8220;have eyes to see and ears to hear.&#8221; 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.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devokids.com\/2011\/12\/07\/candymakers-witness\/candy-cane-book-thumbnailcakwuazk\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3844\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3844\" title=\"candy cane book thumbnailCAKWUAZK\" src=\"https:\/\/devokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/candy-cane-book-thumbnailCAKWUAZK.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"134\" \/><\/a><strong>Find this book in your library! Read more about the history of candy canes on\u00a0DevoKids link: Holiday Traditions<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Legend of the Candy Cane Author Unknown A candymaker 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. 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