Do you ever wonder what the perfect thing would be to show your love for God would be? I know I do. I often think to myself...man what would really be a great gift for the God who has everything...What would really show the man upstairs that I really love Him. I did some internet based research and I think I've found just the thing. A giant statue! That's right, a giant statue.
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Nothing says I love you Lord than a 50 foot likeness of the Son of God. But why stop there...maybe a huge set of praying hands would do the trick....or maybe the largest cross west of the Mississippi...because God knows that size matters as the size of my statue directly correlates to the size of my love for J.C.
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Here's a slide show of some of the all time biggest statues around....feel free to vote for your favorite
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on a side note, I found that these statues could be found all over the world. I do believe that some, if not all, were truly erected with an honest desire to glorify God. Though I'm not sure I always feel like it's a good use of finances or if God's really all that impressed? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
on a side note, I found that these statues could be found all over the world. I do believe that some, if not all, were truly erected with an honest desire to glorify God. Though I'm not sure I always feel like it's a good use of finances or if God's really all that impressed? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
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I guess *I'm* not all that impressed. But I have to be honest and say I feel like God is more impressed or not with what's going on in our hearts, so if someone did it as a true outpouring of love, I guess I think He might be. Of course, I think it's hard to make something that visible without some pride and attention-seeking getting stuck in there somewhere.
Yeah, I don't know I feel like some with some amount of artistic integrity. I think of the old churches in Europe or the Sistine Chapel...
I imagine the Sistine chapel could be taken as showy or prideful...though we take it as art as it was painted by Michelangelo.
I think the Satue of Liberty holding the 10 commandments is my own personal favorite.
Somehow I think that when we as Christians build monuments like these we miss the mark entirely. If you read Matthew 25:24-46 it becomes clear what Christ desires us to do with our time and our money. But I won't be quick to point the finger, for I too fall short when it comes to this area. I might not build 50 foot crosses, but I certainly spend too much of my time and money on frivolous things. Perhaps we would take up Christ's challenge and help those in need. In personal reflection, I definitely don't want to be the righteous whom Christ claims to have never known.
A good read about this is Red Letters: Living a Faith that Bleeds. by Tom Davis
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