Works of art that combine multiple mediums are so fascinating. I think that’s the main reason I love this video so much. The music, the hand drawings and animations, and the acting combine to communicate the story of the song. That’s what I love most about art- that it tells a story. It’s communication at it’s most creative-and arguably most effective.
But more than the mixture of artistic techniques, I love the portrayal of the fact that we are also telling a story with our lives. Just as the man in this video is drawing the most important scenes of his life, telling his story through pictures, we’re drawing a story every day. Our actions and responses to things paint the picture others see of us. Does the portrait they see resemble Christ?
And how can we be sure it does?
The same way that young artists learn from the masters. They copy the masterpieces. Copying a painting, shade by shade, line by line, stroke by stroke, forces the artist to do more than casually observe the piece. They have to study it carefully, imitate every element. I’m sure it’s a very effective exercise (writers also do this with classic authors, and I’m going to try it sometime).
And so it is that followers of Jesus should imitate His life. The grand part is that we have more than just a portrait of His life to study (which is in itself a great gift!). We have clear, direct instructions on how we are to live. We don’t just have the painting to study, we have the tutorial from the Master Himself. {tweet that} And the more we study, the more we make the techniques by which we practice life match His, the sweeter and clearer the picture will become: we are Christians, “little Christs” as the word literally means.
So today, go paint your story. Copy the Master.
What will the story of your life be?
Tell me: What pictures would you draw to represent the most important scenes of your life’s story?
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