Read : John 12 : 27-36
But for this purpose I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name. - John 12 : 27-28
The Lord Jesus Christ was born into this world to die for our sin. The specter of the cross loomed before Him. He lived in its shadow, knowing that being about His Father's business (Lk. 2:49) would lead Him eventually to drink the bitter cup of divine wrath (22:42).
Holman Hunt depicted the certainty of Christ's death in a painting titled The Shadow of Death. It shows Jesus standing beside His workbench in a carpenter's shop in Nazareth. He has laid down His saw and is lifting His eyes to heaven. He stretches, raising His arms to release the tension in His muscles. The evening sun, coming in through the open door, casts His shadow on the wall behind Him in the form of a cross. The tool rack runs parallel to the shadow of His outstretched arms. He looks as if He has been crucified. Mary kneels on the floor, her hands positioned on a chest containing the precious gifts of the wise men. She seems shocked by the shadow of her Son.
This painting expresses the central truth that Jesus Christ came to earth of take away "the sin of the world" (Jn. 1:29). He could do that only through bearing our sin "in His own body on the tree" (1 Peter 2:24). We can rejoice because Jesus chose to live under the shadow of the cross. - Dave Egner
The Nail- Pierced Hands Of Jesus Reveal The Love-Filled Heart Of God.
But for this purpose I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name. - John 12 : 27-28
The Lord Jesus Christ was born into this world to die for our sin. The specter of the cross loomed before Him. He lived in its shadow, knowing that being about His Father's business (Lk. 2:49) would lead Him eventually to drink the bitter cup of divine wrath (22:42).
Holman Hunt depicted the certainty of Christ's death in a painting titled The Shadow of Death. It shows Jesus standing beside His workbench in a carpenter's shop in Nazareth. He has laid down His saw and is lifting His eyes to heaven. He stretches, raising His arms to release the tension in His muscles. The evening sun, coming in through the open door, casts His shadow on the wall behind Him in the form of a cross. The tool rack runs parallel to the shadow of His outstretched arms. He looks as if He has been crucified. Mary kneels on the floor, her hands positioned on a chest containing the precious gifts of the wise men. She seems shocked by the shadow of her Son.
This painting expresses the central truth that Jesus Christ came to earth of take away "the sin of the world" (Jn. 1:29). He could do that only through bearing our sin "in His own body on the tree" (1 Peter 2:24). We can rejoice because Jesus chose to live under the shadow of the cross. - Dave Egner
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ, my God
All the vain things that charm me most -
I sacrifice them to His blood. - Watts
The Nail- Pierced Hands Of Jesus Reveal The Love-Filled Heart Of God.
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