Jesus Only Serves The Father

As God led Israel from Egypt into the "Promised Land," HE gave Moses the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.

The first and most important among those Commandments is, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments." Exodus 20:3-6

As I was working on "Heavenly Guardians," God revealed this painting to me. HE told me to show how even after fasting for forty days and nights, being hungry beyond compare and having been tempted by Satan three times, Jesus continued to praise His Father and Lord. God also told me that I should show HIS mercy concerning those who obey HIS commandments, because as Satan himself mentioned to Jesus, God did send angels to minister to our Messiah.

In Matthew 4:1-11 the author reveals how Satan came to Jesus in what may have been Jesus' weakest moment in His life after His long ardous fast...

Matthew 4

"1 Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him."

This is "Hallowed Servitude." It was begun April 14, 2009 and completed June 1, 2009.

In the Beginning

The Bible says, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." (Genisis 1:1)

I have been listening to the Lord, God, and He instructed me to depict His creations, which I have done.

It wasn't an easy task. Quite frankly, I wasn't there. So, I had to depend upon the visions God gave me and allow Him to guide my mind and my hand as I created the digital painting you see here.

God created this earth for the people He put on it, beginning with Adam and Eve. He gave it to us to care for, not to destroy, which is what we are doing. We are the caretakers of this place in the heavens that we call home, and we all need to be aware that God knows (and has known for millennia) what we are doing to it. We all need to take care of that which God has given us.

God told me to call this painting "The Firmament." It was begun in early December 2008 and completed February 5, 2009.

God has Re-Awakened My Spirit

God has been waiting on me for a long time... HE has waited for me to accept the task that HE has put before me; HE has waited to ask, "Are you ready to become an artist in the King's Court?"; and, HE has waited for me to say, "Yes, Lord, I will do your bidding."

I have been a Christian since I was 13 years old: I'm now in my 50s.

All this time, I (literally) have wandered the Earth alone. Well, not exactly alone; I have a family and God has always been with me, but I have always felt the loner.

God's Holy Spirit hovers over, around and actually indwells me, patiently refining my spiritual substance to reflect the image of the risen Messiah, Jesus Christ. HE has never left me, even though there have been times when I didn't believe HE was close by. HE has remained with me, even when I hardened my heart towards HIM. HE has had a plan for me, and I know now that I have wasted a lot of time -- time I should have spent doing God's work.

Now, I find no rest in my spirit, because I feel an urgency to do God's work.