You may not know it yet,but everyone has a land and territory decreed by God. This very time is critical. Its never too late. You can begin again with each new step. What you do now will determine your ability to claim the land and territory that is already under the authority of the foot of Jesus Christ. Are you in a place where it seems like your boundary lines have been drawn up far too cramped for your liking,and you have grown too restless to settle for what is common and limited? Are you where you imagined you would be as you bravely begin to seek out all that could be? Jesus Christ is the Son of God,and His desire is for you to traverse the limitless abundance of who He is. (Eph 1:11 In Him we were made His inheritance,predestined according to the purpose of the one who works out everything in agreement with the decision of His will.)
This is a call unlike any other. Jesus told the disciples gathered around Him that in order to be His disciple you must take up your cross and lose your life in order to find it. At the time of Jesus Christ the cross was known to be ugly and scandalous. So many of the followers gathered around Jesus walked away. In the 21st century we have so many skewed and and distorted notions of glory,fame,and power. If you remember Jesus Christ revealed the fulness of the glory of God being nailed to a cross. (Psalm 16:6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;Indeed I have a beautiful inheritance.)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Finding Christ in Culture at the Dali Exhibit at The High Museum of Art
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish,but have everlasting life.
On Thursday, December 30, I went to The High Museum of Art in Atlanta to view the late works of Salvador Dali. The painting that captivated my attention was St John of the Cross. At this time in art it was very out of the ordinary for an artist to include religious imagery in their work. It just wasn't done. At least until the great Dali returned to his Catholic faith in 1951. Dali was able to see a sketch St John had drawn,but it was the unique angle of the picture that resonated with Dali. The angle of the painting is breathtaking because when it is viewed it gives the impression of being seen from above. As I took in the marvel of the painting with my mouth agape and experienced a time of worship I thought "Who am I in relation to the Christ depicted in the painting." Who do we think we are?" Here in 2011 it is apparent that no matter how secularized we have become that Christ and the cross still has the power to astound, and speak to the core of the human experience,because Dali chose to showcase the mystery of Jesus Christ,front and center for countless thousands of viewers.The aspect of Christ on the cross is exhibited and gloriously displayed in the cultural art movement of surrealism which Dali so bravely explored. The painting is for me a call to the sacred yet reality of Jesus Christ in a medium outside of scripture. In fact I believe by seeing the painting,hearing the audio commentary about the work,and the Holy Spirit moving upon the heart that it is possible to make a profession of faith in Christ through the work St John of the Cross by Salvador Dali. Because the individual held upon the cross looks like an average person it is possible to see oneself upon the cross,since we know Christ died for all.
On Thursday, December 30, I went to The High Museum of Art in Atlanta to view the late works of Salvador Dali. The painting that captivated my attention was St John of the Cross. At this time in art it was very out of the ordinary for an artist to include religious imagery in their work. It just wasn't done. At least until the great Dali returned to his Catholic faith in 1951. Dali was able to see a sketch St John had drawn,but it was the unique angle of the picture that resonated with Dali. The angle of the painting is breathtaking because when it is viewed it gives the impression of being seen from above. As I took in the marvel of the painting with my mouth agape and experienced a time of worship I thought "Who am I in relation to the Christ depicted in the painting." Who do we think we are?" Here in 2011 it is apparent that no matter how secularized we have become that Christ and the cross still has the power to astound, and speak to the core of the human experience,because Dali chose to showcase the mystery of Jesus Christ,front and center for countless thousands of viewers.The aspect of Christ on the cross is exhibited and gloriously displayed in the cultural art movement of surrealism which Dali so bravely explored. The painting is for me a call to the sacred yet reality of Jesus Christ in a medium outside of scripture. In fact I believe by seeing the painting,hearing the audio commentary about the work,and the Holy Spirit moving upon the heart that it is possible to make a profession of faith in Christ through the work St John of the Cross by Salvador Dali. Because the individual held upon the cross looks like an average person it is possible to see oneself upon the cross,since we know Christ died for all.
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