I think it is not easy for a man to discover God who created Him. Human beings always seem to get lost from God in their effort to solve any problem in their own free thinking. But when man arrives finally at the boundary of his wisdom, the awareness ...
I think it is not easy for a man to discover God who created Him. Human beings always seem to get lost from God in their effort to solve any problem in their own free thinking. But when man arrives finally at the boundary of his wisdom, the awareness of his own limitations provides him with a moment to discover God.
This piece of work is an explanation of that fact. Paul, who had acquired all the information and knowledge on earth, who possecssed even the citizenship of rome had been a great man of decation as a jew and a pharisee with nothing in want in this world, took the lead in persecuting Jesus; but as he approached damascus on a journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed about him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him in the light, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecutin.' After this meeting with Jesus, the laws he had been observing became a heavy burden to him to be righteous before God, and he realized that he was dead in the laws. This realization made him believe in the resurrection of jesus and his being a son of God, this belief lead pual to find endless pleasure in evangelizing even to the end of the earth and to keep himself safe going through ufferings and adversities.
The bending of the fingers of his hands and the toes of his feet expresses the outcry of his complaint and dissatisfaction as a human being, or resentment at the helpless breakdown before Jesus of all the knowledge and honot and power which he established with his whole career.
However, this outery transforms into a joyousness that he was given a sacred duty not as a average human being but as an apostle the prisoner of christ, after hearing his voice. This the theme of this painting.
All the riches and knowledge which we possess are nothing before our lord. But when these are used for Him, they have a miraculous result.
When, in daily life, something does not go along with our own will, we complain to God, "compared to what I endeavored and suffered to do, my present position is an unfair one. Why should I come to this end?" But if we turn form these selfish complaints to God, our lord God opens up a gate for us.
How much did I really endeavor and suffer to perform our God's will? Think like this.
We must take pride in the fact that we truly believe in God, and should evangelize those who do not believe in him with pleasure-like paul.