From Garbage To Glory - Vintage Button Crosses

From garbage to glory...

 

A neighbor passed away and her roommate threw away her bin of old vintage buttons as if they were just garbage...but to me this was a treasure.  One evening while looking them over and moving them about they fell into the shape of a cross. One thing lead to another and these one of a kind vintage button wall crosses were created.  

I hope that when people see these crosses they see more than a decoration or an icon.  The cross is a reminder of the greatest sacrifice ever made.  Each Christ-mas we celebrate His birth...when God came in the form a man yet still God but submitted to the will of the Father, he would grow to be the sacrificial lamb for our sins. 

The message of the cross is this...

'to those who are perishing it is foolishness but to those who believe it is the power of God.' 1 Cor 1:18  Each Easter we are reminded that Christ rose from the dead overcoming the sting of death, He is no longer on the cross but sits at the right hand of the Father.  Let this day be the one when you open your heart to God and invite Jesus to be your Lord and Savior, let it be the first day in your eternal life.  Jesus said, 'Behold I stand at the door and knock, if anyone hear my voice and answer, I will come and eat with him and he with Me'. Rev. 3:20  

As I made these crosses I thought how we are like them, from garbage to a beautiful creation, when we invite God into our lives He renews our minds and hearts to be the person He intended for us to be.  From garbage to glory.