Yesterday DebbieLynne and I visited the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. After getting permission from one of the staff I took a few photos without flash, including the one above.
The featured exhibit at the Museum at the moment is "The Secrets of Tomb 10A Egypt 2000 BC."
The treasure trove of artifacts were from the tomb of Djehutynakht, who was governor of a province in Egypt 4,000 years ago.
In addition to these amazingly crafted models retrieved from the tomb, there were also the inner and outer coffins of the governor and his wife. On the inside and outside of those coffins were detailed inventories of thousands of items which had been included in the burial chambers. Most of the valuable items had been looted centeruies ago, but extensive lists tell us much about what the Egyptians believed was needed for the trip into the afterlife.
I was impressed by how much effort had gone into the carving, inscribing, decorating and constructing of this tomb. An instant after death the governor knew how useless all that work and all those items were to him.
If those who believed a false religion could put so much effort into their work, how much more should Christians demonstrate their love for the one true God who sent His only begotten Son to die for them.
Shouldn't we heed the commandment to...
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." Mark 12:30 NIV
I know we fall far short of that commandment. But we need to remember that it is a commandment, not a suggestion to be considered when we find the time to do so.
Just agreeing we should keep that great commandment isn't enough.We need to seek, fervently seek, God's help to do better at loving Him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength.
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