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1504 He revealed his masterpiece.

It was supposed to adorn high up in the cathedral…

But the council decided the statue was much to much of a masterpiece and should be placed in the political heart of Florence, in Piazza della Signoria.

This council voted unanimously and for the record one of those on the council was the great Leonardo DaVinci.

On the day that he revealed it the town gathered around and when the veil was pulled people literally fainted in shock from how amazing it was….

 

Let me ask you a question: you ever had someone give up on you?

Have you ever felt like God has given up on you? 

 

 

Here is what you don’t know…

This massive piece of marble was unearthed and was to be used in the cathedral of Florence. Nothing but raw potential in this hunk of 14 plus feet of marble… just waiting for the right person to come along and bring out its potential. 

1464 by Agostino di Duccio and later carried on by Antonio Rossellino in 1475. Both sculptors had in the end rejected an enormous block of marble due to the presence of too many “taroli”, or imperfections,

It sat under a sheet for 25 years just hidden lying within the courtyard of the Opera del Duomo (Vestry Board). Ignored… just raw, hacked marble…

 

When The vestry board approached Michael he accepted heartily… but they told him who to sculpt. He must sculpt David. How many ways might you sculpt David? Killing Goliath, Running from Saul, Weeping over his dead son? Michael decided to sculpt David just before he takes on Goliath. He has taken off Sauls Armor and is standing with just his sling over his shoulder, he is relaxed but alert… he knows his mission. 

 

Michael Angelo captures the most non paragraphical… and yet graphic pedestrian pose that it shocks people to this day. 

 

When Michael Angelo chiseled out "David" it took him 2 years, but it took him 2 more years without the chisel to sand and polish it.  When unveiled people gasped in marvel, people fainted!  

 

Have you ever felt like you were ignored by God? Wait… he has perfect timing, You might feel like you have a huge hole in you and a big mistake was made and you will never be what you thought you could be… you might feel ignored by others they even make excuses up when talking about you out of pity… you may feel like God is just hacking away at you, chiseling painfully… and then the sanding…. when will it ever be over.

 

 

Phil. 1:6

6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

 

Secret is in verse 5: 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,

 

Gospel - Gods plan, don’t give upon Gods plan.