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| Spirit in Motion |
The Scripture passage for this painting is John 3:1-21 where Jesus talks to Nicodemus about being born again, born of the Spirit. In Scripture, the Holy Spirit is compared to the wind. The Hebrew name for the Holy Spirit is Ruach Ha'Kodesh. (ROO-akh ha-KOH-desh) Ruach means wind or spirit. Kodesh means holy, thus Ruach Ha'kodesh literally means Spirit, the Holy, or The Holy Spirit.
HEBREW LESSON:
HaKadosh is a substantive that means "The Holy One" (as in Ha-Kadosh baruch hu, "the Holy One, blessed be He"). The accent falls at the end: ha-ka-DOSH.
Ruach HaKadosh would mean "the spirit of the holy one" (as in a saint). It is NOT used for the Holy Spirit...
Ruach HaKo'desh means "the holy Spirit," just like har ha-ko'desh means "the holy mountain," admat ha-ko'desh means "the holy land," ir ha-ko'desh means "the holy city," and so on.
In the New Testament, the Greek word for Spirit is pneuma.
- a movement of air (a gentle blast)
- of the wind, hence the wind itself
- breath of nostrils or mouth
- The third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, co-eternal with the Father and the Son
- sometimes referred to in a way which emphasizes His personality and character (the "Holy" Spirit)
- sometimes referred to in a way which emphasizes His work and power (the Spirit of "Truth")
John 3:1-21 NLT
1 There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. 2 After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, “we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.”
3 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”
4 “What do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus. “How can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?”
5 Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. 6 Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. 7 So don’t be surprised when I say, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit.”
9 “How are these things possible?” Nicodemus asked.
10 Jesus replied, “You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don’t understand these things? 11 I assure you, we tell you what we know and have seen, and yet you won’t believe our testimony. 12 But if you don’t believe me when I tell you about earthly things, how can you possibly believe if I tell you about heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man has come down from heaven. 14 And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.
16 “For God loved the
world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who
believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17 God sent his
Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through
him.
18 “There is no judgment against anyone who believes in
him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged
for not believing in God’s one and only Son. 19 And the judgment is
based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved
the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. 20 All
who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins
will be exposed. 21 But those who do what is right come to the light so
others can see that they are doing what God wants.”
THE CREATIVE PROCESS
When the Holy Spirit guided me through this painting, the piece began with broad horizontal strokes of green, blue, gold and purple hues. Then diagonal brush strokes, sweeping the hues across the canvas.The result is a painting that depicts the work of the Holy Spirit indwelling in born-again Christians, God's children.
Green means new life.
Blue signifies the Holy Spirit, heaven, holiness.
Gold indicated the glory of God.
Purple represents royalty & majesty, robe of righteous, riches.
All my
paintings begin with prayer. I ask for the Holy Spirit's guidance from
beginning to end - from choosing the canvas and paint colors to the last brush
stroke. I pray that the Lord's message would go forth through the art and that
Father God would be glorified.
I believe
all prophetic art has a message, but what the Holy Spirit speaks to me about a
specific piece of art, may be different than what the Spirit says to you. Seek
Him for a personal interpretation.
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