Angels

"Angels"
18X21"
Mixed media

It's been a long time since I've posted any work...that's because it's been a long time since I've DONE any work. I have been quite busy in the last year seeking the Lord and trying to determine His direction for my life. My art has been put on a back burner for a season, only to be taken out as God allows and gives inspiration.

Now to be honest and fair, this piece isn't even entirely my doing. In fact, most of the work was done by other artists. Anyone with any sort of exposure to art will recognize the two cherubs. The burlap and wood background was done by another local artist here in El Paso. The thing that I contributed--well, not I, but the Holy Spirit--was the calligraphy of 1 Peter 1:12: "...(the prophets) were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven--things which angels desire to look into."

This whole piece came about as I was moving out of my art studio. I was packing things up and throwing out trash when another artist in the building stopped by. He wanted to give me this angel thing, but I was reluctant to take it. After all I was trying to move out and get rid of things--I didn't want to have to find space in my car for more artwork!

A couple of hours later as I took a pause from cleaning, I stopped to look at the piece again. That's when the Spirit brought to mind the verse in 1 Peter. I had just barely looked it up in my Bible when one of my studio neighbors stopped by. I was so excited about adding the calligraphy to the piece that I shared my idea with him. This was the conversational spark that gave me an opportunity to share the truth of the Gospel with him! Although I was sad about having to give up my studio space, I am grateful that I had this chance to speak into someone's life.

Now to wrap this up, I would like to address the subject of angels. I have watched people become very fascinated with them over the years, sometimes to the point of obsession and worship. I have seen people listening to and consulting "angels" rather than God, and it has disturbed me terribly. We human beings have been given a wonderful, blessed gift of salvation through Jesus Christ. The angels don't get this; we do. The angels are God's servants, and as the verse in 1 Peter points out they desire to investigate this gospel message. It is a mystery to them, but God wants to reveal it to us. So don't get into consulting angels or listening to other people that do. They won't be able to tell you everything you need to know, but God can. And He will if you'll ask Him.