365 Days of Prophetic Art - Day 17

Title:  New Life Through Jesus' Life

365 Days of Prophetic Art - Day 16

Title:  Solomon's Flower

Verse:  Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come.  Song of Solomon 2:12

365 Days of Prophetic Art - Day 15

Title: The Weight of Sin

Concept:  Jesus holding the weight of the world's sin on His shoulders.

365 Days of Prophetic Art - Day 14

Title: Heavenbound Navigation

365 Days of Prophetic Art - Day 13

Title:  Jesus Died Because He Loves You

365 Days of Prophetic Art - Day 12

Title:  For His Glory

365 Days of Prophetic Art - Day 11

Title: Hope Flow

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:13

365 Days of Prophetic Art - Day 10

Title:  Numbered Hairs

...and even the very hairs of your head are numbered.  Matthew 10:30

I am actually very embarrassed by this picture as I don't feel it is that great of a picture.  I do not draw people very well, but earlier today I was looking at my baby's hairs - and noticed she still has one hair that is quite a bit longer than all the other hairs on her head.  I noticed this is quite a common occurance in many of the babies I have seen throughout the church.  While looking at her hair, it came to my mind how awesome it is that God knows you so well that he even knows how many hair you have on your head :)

365 Days of Prophetic Art - Day 9

Title: The Door Opens

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.  Mattthew 7: 7-8

365 Days of Prophetic Art - Day 8

Title: Morning Hope

To my husband turtles are a symbol of hope.  The shell of the turtle displays a sunrise shining through the darkness - hope coming through dark.

365 Days of Prophetic Art - Day 7

Title: Modern Day Noah's Ark

This drawing is based on a dream that I had the other night.  The dream started out showing me an ocean/lake of waves viciously rushing in the left direction.  Then there was a huge tidal wave flowing in the direction of the right that was going to overtake all of the waves flowing to the west.  It was revealed in the dream that when this tidal wave hit, that Earth as we know it will be no longer and God will be taking His people to Heaven.

After this scene occured in my dream, like a Chapter book, the dream went on to a different scene.  This was of God's people, hearing about the wave and what its effect will be.  After they heard that the wave was coming and that Earth will soon be no longer, many started to panic.

An inventor invented these little white tablets that if you ate one, when the tidal wave came, you would supposedly go straight to Heaven without drowning.  People were offering these to eachother on communion platters.  My dad and I desperately ate one, and when offered to my brothers they declined, shrugged about the whole thing, and went back to doing their work/jobs.  They knew that they would go straight to Heaven because they believed in God and thought that taking a white pill was ridiculous and probably a conspiracy anyways.

Next in the dream everyone caught word of a Cruise line ship that was built like the Titanic - but actually made to outlast any storm - a ship that if aboard would take you straight to Heaven.  So people were camping out at the marina waiting for the ship to come and eating their white tablets - desperately waiting for their direct route to Heaven - my dad and I still amongst them.

The Cruise ship was on its way and so my dad and I sprinted up tons of stairs to the top of the marina walkway and we were the 3rd and 4th people in line to aboard the ship.  The ship pulled up by the dock and everyone was anxious to aboard - only to have the ship's hatch shut after only the first 2 people boarded - and the Captain call out that they were only taking the first 2 - and it sailed off, leaving all people in an uproar of panic because they were not on the direct route to Heaven.  Still...my brothers didnt care and went about the day like normal because they knew they were saved and going to Heaven anyways.

When I woke up from the dream immediately I realized the dream was like a modern day Noah's ark, with the cruiseline ship resembling the ark. 

The point of the dream:  Do you want to be like my dad and I in the dream and rely on everything but God to get you to Heaven and panic when the time of death comes?  Or do you want to be like my brothers and be sure that you are going to Heaven because you know you are saved and when the time of death comes you are calm because you have already done what you need to get there.....


My drawing displays the 2 sets of waves - with the one tidal wave on the left being that which overtakes the Earth.

365 Days of Prophetic Art - Day 6

Title: Princess of God

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.  Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.  1 Peter 3-4

365 Days of Prophetic Art - Day 5

Title:   Beloved.    Be.  Loved.

This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.
Matthew 3:17

2 Peter 1:17

365 Days of Prophetic Art - Day 4

Title: Sleep In Heavenly Peace

About The Piece : 

a.  The Star of David signifies Christ's birth whereas the cross signifies His death.
b.  The cross is red/orange for the blood He shed when He died.
c.  The mound of grass near the base of the cross is lush and fertile because it is close to the cross (displaying near God).
d.  The mounds of grass die off the further they get away from God (displayed by the cross).
e.  If you look closely, the flowers spell out "Sleep In Heavenly Peace" - inspired by the night sky of the picture.
f.  This is a photograph of the art, not a scanned version.  -  www.etsy.com/shop/laughingwatersup

365 Days of Prophetic Art - Day 3

Baptize Me.

365 Days of Prophetic Art - Day 2

The angel is dressed in purple for royalty. Her heart and her crown match in a shade of red as her thoughts follow her heart.  Behind shines God's glory in golden wonder.

365 Days of Prophetic Art - Day 1

I have always had a desire to do prophetic art.  God always puts images in my mind to draw - but I seem to never get around doing it.  This morning I decided to do a 365 day project - to draw something every day.  This is Day 1.  It is based off Isaiah 61:3 (LB) - For God has planted them like strong and graceful oaks for his own  glory.  This is an oil pastel drawing.  If you want to purchase it go to my Etsy store at www.etsty.com/shop/laughingwatersup   There is one and only one copy and that would be what you are receiving - not a print). Please follow me with my spiritual and artistic growth in this journey. :)   - E.

10 Reasons You Should Not Fear

Reason #6 – Your True Inheritance is in Heaven

“The days of the blameless are known to the Lord, and their inheritance will endure forever.”
Psalm 37:18

The Bible clearly states that Christians - “the meek” - will inherit “the earth.”  God is not only preparing a place for us in heaven, but He will one day make a new earth.  I don’t understand all of that, but in the book of Revelation God paints a beautiful picture of the new city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven.  And a loud voice called out, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them…He will wipe every tear from their eyes.  There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain…” (Rev. 21:3,4)

In other words, God’s got your back.  For a little while we may have to endure some trials, but compared to the wonders of eternity with God, we’ll look back and see how “light and momentary” (II Cor. 4:17) they were.

We have an inheritance in heaven that will not “perish, spoil or fade.” (I Peter 1:4)  We so easily get our eyes on temporary things, concerned with the cares of this life, we fail to focus on those things that really matter.  We need to have our eyes on eternity.  That is where our real future lies.

An eternal focus helps to quench fear.  When our eyes are on eternity - focused on the things that really matter - the concerns of this life grow dimmer.  When our gaze is enraptured by the presence and glory of Jesus, fear becomes less and less.
Psalm 27:1,3 says,

“The Lord is my light and my salvation –
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life –
of whom shall I be afraid?...
Though an army besiege me,
my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
even then will I be confident.”

The light of God dispels the darkness.  As we clothe ourselves in the armor of light (Romans 13:12), putting on the breastplate of His righteousness (Eph. 6:14), our hearts cease to become the dwelling place of fear.

JG - All Scriptures NIV

10 Reasons You Should Not Fear

Reason #5 – God’s Promise Gives Us Peace

“By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire,

being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.”

II Peter 3:7, NIV

There is a lot of talk these days about the future of our planet.  Don’t get me wrong, I believe we should take care of our planet.  In the beginning God commanded us to cultivate, subdue and have dominion over the earth.  I try to recycle, when I can.  I’ve littered very few times in my life.  I have a box next my desk at work where I discard paper for recycling, instead of placing it in the trash can.  I most definitely could do more.  I try to have a balanced perspective regarding my responsibility in being a good steward of the earth God gave us.

That said, though I believe we should definitely make efforts to clean up our world, our air, our water, etc. I also realize that this earth is NOT going to last forever.  This earth, despite what others might think, is not our forever home.  The Bible clearly reveals that our earth will be destroyed by fire and God will make a new heaven and a new earth.  II Peter 3 says, “…the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up… Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.” (vs. 10, 13, NKJV)

For those of us who are in Christ, we do not have to fear the day of God’s wrath.  Our security is in Christ.  We do not have to live in fear regarding the future of our planet.  God gave the whole human race a simple promise long ago, after He destroyed the earth with a flood.  He said,

“As long as the earth endures,
seedtime and harvest,
cold and heat,
summer and winter,
day and night,
will never cease.”
(Genesis 8:22, NIV)

This tells me that no matter how bad things get on this earth; farmers will continue to harvest their crops, summer and winter will endure, and the sun will rise every morning.  Dreadful times will come upon the earth.  But when they do, we know the end of this earth is near, and the consummation of our blessed hope in Christ is very near.

Several years ago I had a dream.  In my dream I was walking around my hometown in Michigan.  There was a feeling in the air of coming tragedy.  Everyone knew that a great earthquake was coming.  People were fearful, running to and fro, battening down the hatches, preparing for this great earthquake.  But I had such peace.  I had no fear or dread, just perfect peace.  As I walked into my house people were frantic, but there was a small child there and I looked down at him and began to tell him about Jesus.  As I told him about Jesus he began to cry.  Right there I led him to the Lord.

I believe that this is a picture of the body of Christ in the time in which we are living.  While the world is in terror, we will have peace.  And because of that peace people will be drawn to us and we will tell them about Jesus, the author of peace.  Like a fireplace on a dark, cold night, people will be drawn to our light, a safe place in the storm.

10 Reasons You Should Not Fear

Reason #4 – God is Just

“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;

do not fret when men succeed in their ways,

when they carry out their wicked schemes.”

Psalm 37:7

On the surface, at least, it can seem as if life is not fair and God is not just.  We have to trust that God will ultimately bring justice to our lives.  What is not brought to justice in this life will be brought to justice in the next life.  At the throne of heaven, I believe, every wrong will be made right.

Right now it may seem like evil is having its day and wicked people are prevailing.  We know that in the last days perilous times will come (see II Timothy 3:1-9)  As we near Christ’s return our world will become more and more lawless and wicked (Matthew 24:12).  We need strength to endure, knowing that this is not our true home.  Our true home is heaven, when God creates a new heaven and a new earth, and the New Jerusalem comes down from the sky.

In that place evil will not exist.  Injustice will be no more.  The cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters (Revelation 21:8) and all those who practice a lie (Rev. 22:15) will have no part in that place.

Psalm 37 reminds us the ultimate destination of the wicked.  They will be “cut off” (vs. 9); they will “be no more” (vs. 10); “but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land” (vs. 9), and “enjoy great peace.” (vs. 11)  At times God seems far off and that evil is having its day.  Evil men are succeeding in their ways.  But, as we calmly trust the Lord we will see God work on our behalf, in this life, yes, and ultimately in the life to come where we will “shine like the sun in the kingdom of [our] Father.” (Matthew 13:43)

JG
All Scripture quotations are NIV