Emperor

We hear and read the Word and we retain knowledge of it. It is alive, yet we sometimes can't really see a full scope of the reality of a walking and living Jesus.

I am not well traveled. The farthest away from home was Vegas a few years ago and I have no desire to return. Some have been to the Holy Land and have seen actual physical material things made or built during the time Jesus walked on earth. Those who have, have told of the reality of Jesus as being overwhelming.

Tonight I watched a documentary called "China's Terracotta Warriors". Recently I posted of some leader or dignitary in China once saying we Americans all wanted to feel special. I then went on to say how they all seemed alike. This documentary has changed that thought, because of the view 2000 years ago.

In 1974 it was discovered a huge tomb of over 7000 terracotta life size figures. In 230 b.c. the first Emperor of China, Qin Shihuangdi ordered this extraordinary task of these figures to be buried with him in his tomb when he died. It took about 11 years for the completion of this task. He ordered statues of warriors, servants, musicians, acrobats and animals.

The most amazing thing was that there were no two warriors that looked alike. This Emperor ordered each one to be unique. He wanted each to be an individual hand made figure. This is so parallel to God who created all men, even this earthly Emperor wanted his companions to be individuals. Each one of us is different and God knows us all and ordered us into existence. 

What is so real is these terracotta characters are on earth today! They have been taken from the tomb and reserved. In 2009 there was an exhibition of them. To me just seeing this documentary on TV just took me back to about 2000 years ago when Jesus walked on earth and it became real. This Emperor wanted to be in eternity with his creation of warriors. These were his for no man to look upon. They were for his pleasure. They were to go into eternity with him. 

Sunday our Pastor Anderson spoke of God's love towards us and wanted us to really get it. He wanted us to really understand it. He spoke of our great knowledge of the Word, yet do we really understand his love for us. I realized later Sunday night that I needed to understand this love or at least know it to a greater extent than I had. When we really get it, everything changes. Our way of seeing how he see's us changes.

The Lord touched me through this documentary. I can see how unimportant, uneventful, and no grandiose about me. I surely am no queen or great leader. I am just a wife, mother and grandmother. No special career or education. Just simple and so happy to have a loving family, home and my needs met, yet God is mindful of me. This Emperor was an earthly and worldly man, yet he loved his individual figures. Some were actually fat, some short, tall and small. No face looked alike.

If this earthly man could be so Grand, have his creations and his power to get this done, then think of the One Who Created the Emperor, the one who created us all different and wants to be with us through eternity. He loves us so much. I have just wept after seeing this documentary. I want to be with my maker, my King. I ache to be with him. I see and feel his love for me. This is the most beautiful feeling ever. He does let us feel at times even though we are to live by faith. I see the parallel with this Emperor and this was real and it really happened over 2000 years ago, before Jesus was born and I can actually see the objects this person created for himself and can see how God loves us and created us for himself!

If you have Netflix I encourage you to watch this documentary.
"China's Terracotta Warriors"  More details at www.terracottawarriorexhibit.com