Posca Paint Markers on
12″x12″ canvas board
Isaiah 66:1
This is what the LORD says:
“Heaven is my throne, and
the earth is my footstool.
Where is the house you
will build for me?
Where will my
resting place
be?
ABOUT THE VERSE:
Claiming the earth as
a footstool gives me the
immediate impression of
arrogance and superiority,
but the questions in the
following verses
completely
shift my
thoughts
:
“Where will my
resting place be?”
suggests that He
would rather be
with us
!!!
Inviting Him
to be with us would
go a long ways towards
“on earth as it is in heaven”,
dontcha think
???
ABOUT THE PAINTING:
I was listening to a podcast about Exodus 24,
and the speaker was comparing a verse that says
“No one can see the face on God and live” to the
verses in Exodus where Moses’ followers saw God
.
(Well, it says they saw the FEET of God, anyway)
This painting collects a few footprints.
I got the mental image of His feet
resting on the border between
His space and the world
.
Moses
was instructed
to remove his sandals
on Holy Ground, and I
personally like the idea
of being barefoot in
my finest hours
.
Trying to represent God
in a painting without giving
anyone ideas about what He
really looks like is a challenge.
Many would warn against trying
to paint God at all, and some
would remind me of scripture
that forbids the making of
“graven images”
.
But
I want to
plant seeds
with my art, and
God is in the stories
.
There are many places
in the bible where God is
represented as having hands
and feet, and it teaches that
we are made in His image,
so I show him the
best I can
.
In case it needs to be clarified,
PLEASE DO NOT PRAY
TO THIS PAINTING.
TALK TO GOD
.
-=< O >=-