Discipleship

Joseph of Arimathaea was a wealthy and respected member of the leading council of the Jews. Like Nicodemus before him, he was afraid of the counsel, unwilling to publicly declare his discipleship. Most of us are not that different from Joseph. We know what we believe—but we haven’t quite come to the point where we are willing to declare it from the rooftops.

I take great comfort in the way this story ends, when Joseph throws off his chains of fear and approaches Pilate to beg the body of Christ. This is the moment of rebirth, when Joseph’s love for his friend and Savior becomes stronger than his fear of men. Each of us has the opportunity to throw off our own chains. In that moment, we leave fear behind and move forward in faith to the love of Christ.

Liz Lemon Swindle began her painting career in first grade. Her first exhibitions were on the refrigerator, encouraged by her father. In the early 1980s she tutored under renowned wildlife artist, Nancy Glazier. In 1992, Liz began painting a subject matter she had long desired to approach: her faith. Her paintings are now held in corporate and private collections around the world and have been published in countless magazines and books. Liz and her husband Jon have five children and thirteen grandchildren.

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