Love Protects
Canvas: 36” x 48”
Time: Approx. 3 hours
Cost: $1,500
Artist Statement
Theme: Domestic Violence Awareness—How we treat women in our culture—Kingdom of this world v. Kingdom of God
2 Corinthians 5:14-15 (NKJV)—“For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.”
The sermon began with a focus on the violence in our culture against women. So, I began this painting with an image of a fist over the image of a female figure. But, when the focus of the sermon shifted to how the Kingdom of God protects and uplifts women, I turned the canvas upside to show that ultimately His sacrificial love wins. God is always working to restore the broken hearted, and He invites us to participate in that transformation in ourselves and others by simply yielding to Love, feeling His courage we lay down our own lives to protect women.