Trinity

Bless the Lord-A Sonogram of the Soul

 














Our soul consists of the mind, will, and emotions.
With that said, let's have fun with some words:
Ultra-beyond; on the other side of; extreme; to an extreme degree.

Sound-vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.

Sonogram-a visual image produced from an "ultra sound" examination.
Now tie it all together...

Bless the LORD, O my SOUL, And ALL that is WITHIN me, bless His Holy Name!

(Psalm 103:1)

"Talk to the SHIELD"

Back in the 90's, there was a gesture of discourtesy with an equally discourteous directive aimed towards a person that you didn't want to be bothered with. The bothered one would extend their arm in the international stop sign position towards the annoying one's face and then look away while saying in a condescending tone, "talk to the HAND."  This latest painting draws from that as well as what St.Thomas More said: “The devil, that proud spirit, cannot endure to be mocked.”

 When the enemy comes at me talking trash, I extend this piece of my armor in his face and say, "Talk to the SHIELD."  Conversation over. Fancy that.

You fight fire WITH Fire; that's one way to extinguish the devil's "annoying darts."
This Shield has the Bloody Red Fire of the Lord upon it and highlights the Cross that reminds the enemy he was DEFEATED. Amen. Shields UP.

Consuming Fire

The consuming fire of Jesus is the exact opposite of the consuming fire of hell.
I wanted to convey in this digital painting that His Name, Consuming Fire, was His promise to burn up all those things that keep us bound.
The placement of the words in the shape of the cross is explained as follows:

SHAME-how many people are bound by shame; this word is at the top of the cross where the head of Jesus was. When shame gets burned out of us, we are free in our minds where the battle is. Jesus keeps us in perfect peace when our mind rests on Him.
                                                                                                                
 ADDICTIONS and HOPELESSNESS-these are located at the place where nails were pounded in Jesus' hands. The touch of Jesus can empty and cleanse hands that are clenching all the "fixes" that poison both the body and soul.

UNFORGIVENESS- Our physical bodies suffer when we don't forgive. It's a fact. When Jesus forgave us, He lay His body and life down on the cross. May we forgive others as often as Jesus forgives us.

HATE-this is at the bottom of the cross where Jesus' feet were nailed. Hate causes one's feet to trudge a trail of bondage. How beautiful were the feet of Jesus as He walked with purpose and love to give His life as a ransom for many. The good news is: Jesus loves us and knows "we're a piece of work" but through Him, we're a piece of work IN PYRO PROGRESS.

Mission Field

This pic had a real JUNGLE feel to it before I added the heart. And the HEART of the missionary is to go and share the good news whether in the "concrete jungles" or the actual jungles.

The red on the "plants" symbolizes the blood of those who were martyred.

The background flames represent those who have gone before us and spread the fire of the gospel thus causing other flames to arise.

The blue represents the Living Water Himself to refresh the one called to go and baptize the one to receive.

The pink flashes are simply the GRACE of God on the missionary.

If you'll look closely at the heart, you'll see that it has what I just described IN it; this is the heart of the joyful one; they have the Fire, they know the Living Water, and they remember the blood and sacrifice of those who gave their lives because the God of Love in them gave His own.