This picture was drawn by my friend who just emailed it to me. I include her comments. "Legalism" by Cindy McKenna[img]http://www.thewayback.net/Images/art/Legalism.jpg[/img]This piece is called legalism. I felt the Lord put the image on my heart and then later I had an amazing vision. The vision was of Jesus looking at us as the sheep heavily loaded with branches of our own self effort - he was laughing lovingly (like a parent would laugh at a child who is valiantly trying to dress themselves, yet is caught up in their own clothing) and motioning for the sheep to come to him so he could remove the tangled mess. There was no condemnation - just laughter, love, and ultimately freedom. It is wonderful to know that he actually enjoys each stage in our development. Ha! What a joyous freedom.
_________________Diane
Thats nice! Jesus used so many illustrations. He is the true artist. I could also see putting bricks on the sheep as heavy burdens weighing us down.
_________________james thorpe
I could also see putting bricks on the sheep as heavy burdens weighing us down.