My
excitement is still bubbling over an art sale yesterday on Fine Art
America! It was the original HEALING RAIN painting divided in three
parts to make a stunning triptych - three paintings in a row: Healing
Rain I, II & III. Each panel sold
separately on FAA. This Christian abstract painting was created shortly after
my sister was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive form of breast cancer.
Multiple layers of varying hues of paint were applied to an unlikely
canvas as I listened to Michael W. Smith's song, LET IT RAIN, until the
painting became muddy like in a rainstorm. Water was showered over the
painting and then scraped to reveal the true colors and healing beneath.
HEALING RAIN painting divided in three
parts
to make a stunning triptych - three paintings in a row:
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.
Come near to God and He will come near to you.James 4:8
"Pleasing is the fragrance of Your perfumes; Your
Name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens love You!"
Song of Songs 1:3 is the text for this artwork which was created by painting
one canvas as lead by the Holy Spirit, and then placed another blank canvas
over the wet painting. The result is "Perfume Poured Out." I think if
I asked ten different people what they saw in this painting, I would get just
as many different answers, but to me it looks like an ancient perfume bottle.
This painting represents the Fragrance of Christ.
Below is the original painting from which this piece was created. It is entitled, "Beauty Within." It depicts the human heart of a believer. 'Man looks at the
outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.' 1 Samuel 16:7
A third piece of art came forth from Beauty Within:
This
artwork was created by placing two images of "Beauty Within" together, then rotated,
flipped, and adjoined. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw
Christ's eyes looking back at me! Christ is the beauty within!
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.
You can find more
Christian Abstract paintings that the Lord has given me on my Facebook page,
Christine Nichols-Art, in a Photo Album called FOR HIS GLORY. If you've enjoyed the art,
you're invited to LIKE and SHARE my art Facebook page: STEEN
ART.
If you were to choose a synonym or phrase for the word redemption, what would it be? Atonement. Sacrificial Lamb of God. The Blood of Christ. Ransom for All. Purchased with a Price. Forgiveness of Sin.Justified. Grace. Deliverance from Sin's Bondage. Righteousness through Faith. Freedom. Eternal Inheritance. Peace with God. Adoption into God's family. Reconciliation. Choose one, choose them all for such words and phrases describe the powerful redemptive work of Christ on the cross as the spotless Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world! John 1:29 & Revelation 5:8-14There is no doubt in my mind, as the artist lead by the Holy Spirit, that this painting speaks of redemption through the blood of Christ for all who have faith to believe, and the painting also signifies the importance of the "sprinkling of the blood" explained in Hebrews 9 & 10.
But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,24 and all are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,[*See note below] through the shedding of His blood—to
be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate His righteousness,
because in His forbearance (long patience) He had left the sins committed beforehand
unpunished. 26 God presented Him to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be righteous and declare righteous[and acquit] the one who has faith in Jesus.
*The Greek for sacrifice of atonement refers to the atonement cover (mercyseat) on the ark of the covenant (see Lev. 16:15,16).Learn more about redemption at Gotquestions and Studylight. Both websites include multiple Scripture passages.
As I was preparing this blog, the Holy Spirit brought the song, "I am Redeemed" by Big Daddy Weave to mind. I thought, "Okay...that goes along with the message of redemption," but it wasn't until I found two videos on Youtube where the lead singer, Mike Weaver, shared the story behind the lyrics that I realized how very applicable the song is to every Christian believer.
Quote from video: "Real humility is simply agreeing with whatever He (God) says about anything. Over my life, as a child of God, as someone who has been ransomed by the blood of Jesus, when He looks at me, He says, "Redeemed.""
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.
You can find more
Christian Abstract paintings that the Lord has given me on my Facebook page,
Christine Nichols-Art, in a Photo Album called FOR HIS GLORY. If you've enjoyed
the art, you're invited to LIKE and SHARE my art Facebook page: STEEN ART.
When a goldsmith purifies metals, the process includes fire to heat the metal to a liquid state and then remove dross which is solid impurities floating on a molten metal. Scripture speaks of the same type of process God uses to purify His people through trials and hardships. Peter, the disciple and apostle of Jesus puts it this way: "In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed." 1 Peter 1:6-7
But who can endure
the day of His coming? Who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a
REFINER'S FIRE or a launderer’s soap. He will sit as a REFINER and purifier of
silver; He will purify the Levites and REFINE them like gold and silver. Then
the LORD will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness, and the
offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the LORD, as in days
gone by, as in former years.
This painting went through a process of refinement as well including multiple paint layers, a covering, a dousing, and the final top layer of paint which is how the tie-dye effect was achieved on a 2'x4' canvas. Here's photographs of the creative process...
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.8 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,9 for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 1 Peter 1:3-9
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.
You can find more
Christian Abstract paintings that the Lord has given me on my Facebook page,
Christine Nichols-Art, in a Photo Album called FOR HIS GLORY. If you've enjoyed
the art, you're invited to LIKE and SHARE my art Facebook page: STEEN ART.
