Ute Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Exposed.
I'm intrigued by dead trees. They are stripped bare of their life; no leaves, no needles and yet they remain upright until their rotting roots can no longer hold them against the forces of nature.
Stripped of their life their true character is revealed.There is no hiding how their branches reach into the atmosphere; no pretense.
"He said, 'Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?'" Genesis 3:11 English Standard Version
Sin exposes us to God. It strips us of our life.
This dead tree in Ute Park is a great picture of what Christ has done for us. He was stripped and exposed by our sin. If you look closely at the tree you will see a cross. It was on the cross that Jesus was stripped of everything. It was on the cross that he died bearing the brokenness of our sin.
This dead tree is encompassed by many other trees that live. It is in Jesus' sacrifice on the one tree that we are covered with grace and mercy just as those trees are covered with needles.
This tree will one day fall, but the icon of the cross will never disappear.
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I'm intrigued by dead trees. They are stripped bare of their life; no leaves, no needles and yet they remain upright until their rotting roots can no longer hold them against the forces of nature.
Stripped of their life their true character is revealed.There is no hiding how their branches reach into the atmosphere; no pretense.
"He said, 'Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?'" Genesis 3:11 English Standard Version
Sin exposes us to God. It strips us of our life.
This dead tree in Ute Park is a great picture of what Christ has done for us. He was stripped and exposed by our sin. If you look closely at the tree you will see a cross. It was on the cross that Jesus was stripped of everything. It was on the cross that he died bearing the brokenness of our sin.
This dead tree is encompassed by many other trees that live. It is in Jesus' sacrifice on the one tree that we are covered with grace and mercy just as those trees are covered with needles.
This tree will one day fall, but the icon of the cross will never disappear.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
(Click on picture to enlarge.)
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