Perfume Poured Out - The Fragrance of Christ

Perfume Poured Out

"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. 

Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His mouth

    for Your love is more better than wine.

Pleasing is the fragrance of Your perfumes;

    Your Name is like perfume poured out.

    No wonder the young women love You!

Take me away with You—let us hurry!

    Let the King bring me into His chambers.

Song of Songs (Solomon) 1:2-4

Heather Clark's song, "Kisses of His Mouth" 

sets to music the above verses.

Your Name is like Perfume Poured Out - Christine Nichols, 2009

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

Beauty Within - Christine Nichols, 2009

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.

Sent!

This painting was commissioned by a dear friend and turned into a gift of confirmation that she would be sent into the mission field by God. The painting consists of three small canvases to create one image of God's love. Three in one - the Holy Trinity! I must confess that as I was working on this painting, I didn't understand as the Holy Spirit guided me through the creative steps. So much so that I became frustrated but kept obeying the Lord, trusting that I was hearing Him correctly and that He knew best. AFTER the painting was done, He gave revelation and used this postmark as an example for Mary being SENT as a missionary in His Name, just as mail is postmarked when it is sent by the postal service. 

The postmark also serves as a seal as it is written in 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 "Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us,  set His seal of ownership on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come." 

Looking at the circular image, You will also see a handprint. 
God's hand is clearly upon Mary's life.  

 The Spanish word for love is amor. 

The world will know Christ's disciples by their love. 

John 13:34-35

Another revelation that the Lord gave about the painting is that Mary is "Scent with His scent." The Scripture text is 2 Corinthians 2:14-17. "But thanks be to God, who in the Messiah constantly leads us in a triumphal procession and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of what it means to know Him! ¹⁵ For to God we are the aroma of the Messiah, both among those being saved and among those being lost; ¹⁶ to the latter, we are the smell of death leading only to more death; but to the former, we are the sweet smell of life leading to more life. Who is equal to such a task? ¹⁷ For we are not like a lot of folks who go about huckstering God’s message for a fee; on the contrary, we speak out of a sincere heart, as people sent by God, standing in God’s presence, living in union with the Messiah." 

"Sent With His Scent!" by Christine Nichols, 2012 

Mary is a missionary in Haiti. 

Please keep her in your prayers.