Olive Oil

My boys and I went to institute yesterday morning and talked about Jacob Chapter 5; the allegory of the olive tree. We talked about how olive oil represents Jesus Christ. There were a few points that I had never thought of:

Olive oil is used in many different ways. Each still represents Christ.
Healing - Jesus Christ heals us
Anointing - Jesus Christ is the anointed one
Food & cooking - Through Jesus Christ's teachings we are spiritually fed
Light - Jesus Christ is the light, we seek him in darkness
Preservative - Jesus Christ preserves our lives, he keeps us safe
Polish - Jesus Christ refines us

Jesus Christ bled from every pore in the Garden of Gethsemane (Gethsemane means olive press.)

This Easter may we think about Him and all that he is, not was.