Release the Captives
by Hazel Holland
Title
Release the Captives
Artist
Hazel Holland
Medium
Painting - Watercolor
Description
I painted this watercolor a few years ago to illustrate the sad truth that many of us in the body of Christ have a slave mentality. But I believe that God wants to release His captive children from the mindset of slavery. However as long as we continue to keep one day in seven and give one tenth of our income to God, we still have the mindset of a slave child.
I am reminded of what a friend of mine shared in my tithe blog. With respect to tithing, Israel was required to tithe one in ten. In Christianity - why just one in ten? We are redeemed. We are sons and daughters in the kingdom. We no longer owe a tax - we own the business along with our older brother, Jesus. It's not one in ten as if we owed a tax. It's everything we have, everything we own, all that we are. We are joint heirs of the kingdom. We jointly own the kingdom with Christ. Everything we own is His already and everything He owns He has already given to us in the Son.
We need a renewing of the mind. We need to come up higher and give up the slave mentality of taxpayers. Jesus opened a way into the Holy of Holies by which we may come into the immediate presence of the Father and join in His councils. Until we see that one in seven and one in ten represents the mindset of a slave we have not yet grasped the height, depth and beauty of the gospel of Jesus Christ.♥
RECOGNITION IN FOLLOWING FAA GROUPS:
* VISIONS OF THE NIGHT
* EXCLUSIVELY DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS
* MEMORIES AND NOSTALGIA
* ARTISTS BEST FIVE ARTWORKS GROUP
* YOUR BEST WORK
* INTENSE EMOTIONAL ART
PLACEMENT IN FAA CONTESTS:
* Won 3rd place in "Your Best Illustration" contest
* Won 3rd place in "Mysterious" contest 10/7/16
* Top Finisher in "ALLEGORY the visual story teller" contest 2/9/17
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March 29th, 2013
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Comments (17)
Henryk Gorecki
Creative and dramatic scene with excellent description!Fantastic painting,Hazel!-L/F,v
Hazel Holland
Geordie Gardiner, thank you so much for featuring "Release the Captives" in the group "Christian Theme Artwork". Your support is truly appreciated!
Jenny Revitz Soper
That is so creepy, Hazel! Interesting concept for it. Congratulations on your third place win in the Mysterious contest! l/f
Hazel Holland
Eti Reid, thanks so much for featuring "Release the Captives" in the group "Visions of the Night". Your support is truly appreciated!
Carlin Blahnik
I like this painting. Amazing in watercolor. Wonderful darks. Wonderful contrasts. L/F
Hazel Holland
Sandra Pena de Ortiz, thanks so much for featuring "Release the Captives" in the group "Memories and Nostalgia". Your support is truly appreciated!
Hazel Holland
Eileen Patten Oliver, thanks so much for featuring "Release the Captives" in the group "Exclusively Drawings and Paintings". Your support is truly appreciated!
Hazel Holland
Tina M Wenger, thanks so much for featuring "Release the Captives" in the group "Artists Best Artwork Group". Your support is truly appreciated!
Hazel Holland
Cyril, thanks so much for liking the description of this painting and for your encouraging words and vote!
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