Tools

It is good for us to be reminded of the two things represented by these tools. The tongs remind me of my sin and the need to be purified by someone or something that is pure and clean. God provided the coal held by tongs such as these. The saw reminds me of the price people have paid in order to witness to God's truth. This courage allowed God's Word to makes its way to my ears. I thank God for those who had such courage so I could hear God's Word tell me, my sins are forgiven. These tools are displayed at Zion Lutheran Church above the Prophet Isaiah on the large or main window in the back of the sanctuary in the balcony. The window shows the Prophet who painted the clearest picture of the coming Redeemer in the Old Testament. The reason these tools are above Isaiah is because a saw is the instrument of his reputed martyrdom, and a pair of tongs with which the angel had taken a live coal and touched his lips (Isaiah 6:6- 7).

The Lantern

This symbol is carved on the front of the altar. It is a lantern in the midst of the grape vines John wrote, “In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.” John 1:4-5 Every time we look at the altar and hear the words of God proclaimed from the altar we are receiving the Light that shines in the darkness. May we always walk in the light which Christ gives to us.