What the Artist Cannot Paint An artist can paint the physical hands and feet of our Lord, but he cannot paint the healing power of those hands and the godly walk of those feet. He can paint the outward suffering, but not the inward cause; the cursed tree, but not the curse of the law; the bearing of the cross, but not the bearing of the sins of His people; the cup of vinegar, but not the cup of wrath-the derision of His enemies and the forsaking of the Father. Where is the artist who can paint one hand of Christ nailed to the cross and the other hand claiming an inheritance of believers? Or who can paint our Lord bruising the serpents head, conquering sin, death and the grave? The artist can only portray blood and water flowing from Christs side, but he cannot paint what the eye of faith sees in that blood: salvation and pardon.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 11:27:16 +0000
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