LAVENDER DELIGHT: AN OIL PAINTING | Laveda D. Rockford

 

Lavender Delight

LAVENDER DELIGHT: AN OIL PAINTING | Laveda D. Rockford

Lavender Delight is a beautiful interpretation of Good Friday. About the sixth hour it became very dark and on the ninth hour Jesus cried out, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is, being interpreted, “My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?” (Mark 15:34)

And Jesus cried out with a loud voice and gave up the ghost. And the veil of the temple was rent from the top to the bottom. (Mark 15:37-38)

And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, He said, “Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit:” and having said thus, He gave up the ghost. (Luke 23:46)

 It Is Finished!     (John 19:30)

And when the centurion, which stood over against Him, saw that He so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God.” (Mark 15:39)

Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. (Luke 24:1-2)

He is Risen!         (Matthew 28:7; Mark 16:6; Luke 24:9-7; John 20)




Lavender Delight has about six yellow shrub rose flowers spotted in red representing the bruising and strips which Jesus Christ suffered through scourging. The nine lavender roses representing the ninth hour when He commended His spirit into Our Father’s hands. The ninth hour, when Jesus Christ died on the cross, was announced with darkness, an earthquake, and then silence. It is Finished! Sin was paid for. Had redemption been achieved? Not yet, therefore there are three Lavender rose buds that had not reached their full potential on that dark and dreary day, but Sunday is coming. On Sunday Jesus Christ arose and conquered death and secured redemption for us. You could say this painting represents HOPE. Hope for the future!

Lavender Delight, a mystery designed on canvas.

God bless and Happy Resurrection Day!

Love always,

Laveda D. Rockford

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