Lift Up Your Shield
by Hazel Holland
Title
Lift Up Your Shield
Artist
Hazel Holland
Medium
Painting - Watercolor
Description
I painted this watercolor sometime after seeing a vision of someone who appeared to look like Robin Hood, but whose behavior caused me to believe that what I had seen was a spirit of fear. Although I didn't see the object "Robin Hood's" arrows were aimed at, I heard this warning from the Holy Spirit before this spirit of fear released his first arrow. "Lift up the shield of faith!" It was then that I knew God was reminding us to lift up Jesus Christ who is our Shield against all the fiery darts of the enemy.
Just as Robin Hood "took the law into his own hands" and bent popular opinion (like a bow!), by reacting to Prince John--the hostile system of his day, a spirit of fear today causes us at times to take the law into our own hands, and use it for our own sense of justice.
Thus, we inevitably end up shooting arrows at one another because we are oblivious to who the real enemy is. I believe this spirit of fear is in opposition to the law of the Spirit of Life, because it tries to trick us into reacting to the hostile systems of our day with wrong and unloving ways that call for judgment instead of mercy...ways that are against God's heart of agape love for all people.♥
PLACEMENT IN FAA CONTESTS:
* Top Finisher in "Casting Call for Fantasy" contest 3/5/15
* Won 1st place in the "Mysterious" contest 10/7/16
* Top Finisher in "Fairy-Tale Landscapes" contest 8/1/17
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March 29th, 2013
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Comments (34)
Hazel Holland
Sonja, thank you so much for featuring "Lift Up Your Shield" in the group "Visions and Dreams". Your support is truly appreciated!
Gary F Richards
Spectacular cloud composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L voted for this piece in the contest CLOUDSCAPE!
Mike Nahorniak
Impressive painting Hazel; really like the sun shining breaking out from the clouds! F/V
Randy Burns
Hazel, both this work and your description are so powerful. Your portray of the vision comes to life in this scene. F/L.
Hazel Holland
Fred Jinkins, thank you so much for favoriting and featuring "Lift Up Your Shield" in the group "We Paint Every Day". Your support is truly appreciated!
Hazel Holland
Geordie Gardiner, thank you so much for featuring "Lift Up Your Shield" in the group "Christian Theme Artwork". Your support is truly appreciated!
Jenny Revitz Soper
Congratulations on your first place in the Mysterious contest, Hazel! So cool! l/f
Matt Konar
Intriguing work and interesting thoughts in the description ~ wisdom calls when fear is present, if Robin Hood was acting out of fear it would be one situation ~ but if he was defending the weak and poor and fighting evil as sometimes has to be the case that is another situation ~ wisdom is tough in this world and i do agree we often fight the wrong enemy . . . Jesus said, what was lacking in the teaching of the day was Justice, Mercy and Faith . . .
Hazel Holland
Roxane Gabriel, thanks so much for featuring "Lift Up Your Shield" in the group "Spiritual Surrealism". Your support is truly appreciated!