Artist: Jenedy Paige
Title: A Living Sacrifice
Medium: oil
Price: $4,750
Dimensions: 24 x 18 inches
Artist Statement: “I beseech you,... that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” - Romans 12:1 I climbed a mountain and I built an altar. I knew that God had asked His people in the Old Testament to offer sacrifice as a symbol of His Son. I knew that Jesus Christ came in the New Testament to fulfill that law and that mankind from that time forward was asked to make their lives a living sacrifice to their God. I knew something intellectually about sacrifice, but to build an altar, and then to put myself on top of it, this was a new experience. I felt so incredibly vulnerable before the Lord. I stared up at the sky and felt like crying as my love for God really was such that I wanted to live a life honoring Him. This life, this art, this work I do everyday, every stone I lift, is to bring glory to His name.
Artist Biography: Jenedy Paige was born with two God-given gifts: she’s an early riser and she’s consistent. She’s used her natural abilities to become a professional oil painter and an American Ninja Warrior athlete. She believes we all have a divine spark that really does make us capable of achieving anything as long as we’re willing to work really really hard for it. She is the biggest fan of her alma-mater, BYU-Idaho, and credits herself as the “product of a great art education.” She is a wife, a mother, a teacher, a runner, and her mom says she struggles with being able to relax. When she’s not in her studio or the gym, she loves to be in her kitchen, creating delicious healthy food for her family. She thanks God every day for carefully leading her down a path she could have never imagined for herself.
