The Shadows

Just as the loved one is more than a photo
So is the real thing  much better than shadows
Yet through the shadows we can learn
And the very mind of God  we  can discern.

Not curtains and bowls and tables
Not candles and robes and tassels
Nor  goats and pigeons and sheep.
This is deep calling unto deep

These are a shadow of what will be done
The temple, the law and the sacrifice
These are but a shadow of the things to come,
But the substance belongs to Christ.

Bridge
Every shadow and symbol and sign
Are of God's righteous revelation
They work together to  define
Our hope of eternal salvation.
So here in the shadowlands, reckon what's real
Through them ultimate reality is revealed...

This is far beyond what we can see
This is not shadow-reality
Tho the shadows do communicate
This is the  True Truth to which they relate

These are a shadow of what will be done
The temple, the law and the sacrifice
These are but a shadow of the things to come,
But the substance belongs to Christ.

Colossians 2:17
Hebrews 7:26-8:5, chapters 10-13
Anthony Foster
November 25, 2018