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This painting illustrates a
choice each one of us has to make. Where does your life fit into
the symbols represented in this painting?
THE COINS--betrayal
money—Have you betrayed God? Have you not spoken out when you
should have? Have you not ever known Him but you tell others, “Oh
yes, I’m a Christian!”? Do your actions speak louder than your
words? (BETRAYAL!! BETRAYAL!!)
THE HAMMER—Are
you beaten down? Has Satan used a hammer of past failures or
temptations to beat you down? Is he trying to put you out of
commission like he tried to do to Jesus? Is he succeeding in
hammering you down under your weight of failures or unconfessed
sins?
THE DICE—Hidden
under the cloth—The soldiers did not care that His clothing was the
clothing of a King. They had no thought for the person, only His
possessions. Are you at a time of apathy, you just don’t care what
the King of Kings can do for you or has done for you. Or are you
more concerned for what He (the
King of all times) can give you in the way of prosperity &
possessions?
THE NAIL—The
nail broke His flesh and caused the blood to be spilled. The blood
in the Old Testament was spilled for the forgiveness of sin of the
people from a sacrificial lamb. Now Jesus is the final sacrifice!
There is no other and will never be another sacrifice for your sin.
Will your pride keep you from accepting this forgiveness. This free
gift!
THE PURPLE CLOTH—Purple
is a sign of royalty. Do you want to live in poverty? Wouldn’t you
rather live in the palace instead of a pig pen? To live forgiven
and free, or in sin and guilt? Royalty -- a child of the King of
the universe or a child of Satan, the destroyer of lives.
THE LARGE CROSS—A
choice—Jesus never gave up on us. Despite our every imperfection,
every sin, He never changed His mind from His choice to save us.
He allowed himself to hang on this cross. He chose us!!! He loved
us more than words can explain.
THE BLOOD DROPS—Our
sins are as red as scarlet. But we can be white and pure by
accepting what Jesus did for us. His blood covers our sins when we
believe that He died for our sin debt. We owe too much, but with
His blood He writes across our bill of sin—PAID IN FULL!
THE TWO CROSSES—One
is closer to Jesus’ cross than the other. One of the thieves who
hung next to Jesus that day believed Jesus was the salvation of the
world—the thief’s salvation! He made a choice to receive Jesus as
his Lord. However, the cross in the distance is the other thief
that hung next to Jesus, who denied who Jesus was. He said no, I
don’t believe, but instead wanted Jesus to do some miracle to save
his body but not his soul.
Where are you??? A
choice has to be made. You either accept Jesus as the one who can
save your soul, or reject Jesus and die with your soul belonging to
Satan and spending eternity in hell. Which will it be? Life or
Death? Is your pride standing in the way of the most important
decision you will make in this life on earth for your future in
Heaven? It is your choice! Don’t be left hanging on the
cross in the distance. Make the choice to come to Jesus and have
your debt PAID IN FULL!!! |
