Too Beautiful to Believe

Sometimes even an ordinary thing can lead to an amazing realization.

I had such an experience this week and it involved social media and a simple picture of a horse.

While browsing I noticed that someone had shared a picture of a horse.

This was not your ordinary horse but one of a specific breed.

I know the breed as Gypsy Vanner but other names also apply.

These are draught horses so they have excellent muscle tone.

They also have long manes and long hair (feathering) around their hooves.

They look nice standing still, but when they run they really are sight to see.

This particular photo was of a running Gypsy Vanner.

With its long mane and feathering flowing in the breeze it was extremely beautiful.

The photo was so beautiful that some people could not believe their eyes.

They thought the photo had been retouched or doctored in some way.

No horse, they thought, could possibly be this beautiful.

They simply could not accept the reality as truth.

Thinking about this led me to realize something amazing.

We are rapidly approaching Easter.

This account of the Lord’s great love for us has a special beauty all its own.

God loved us so much that He sent His only Son into the world to save us.

Jesus loved us and willingly endured many things for us.

He loved us so much that He did everything the Father willed.

This meant enduring a violent and painful death for us.

On the third day, He arose.

When the women arrived at the tomb, they discovered that the stone had been rolled away.

When they entered, they encountered a man dressed in white.

Mark 16:6 (NET) – But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been raised! He is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him.”

Jesus was who He said He was.

Jesus did all that was required.

He did this for us even though we did nothing to earn it.

We certainly did not deserve it.

Look!

The tomb lies empty!

It does not get any more beautiful than that.

Perhaps that is why some people need a little help believing it.

Blessings,

Jim Pokorny

The Other Brother Jim

Look for me at http://faithfulfeetteam.blogspot.com/ on Friday, March 20, 2015.

I’ll be back here on Friday, March 27, 2015