Tamilla Palmer Perera, my dear friend from the US Ark Hong Kong . Like-minded Christian artists soaked in God’ presence during worship time, spent an hour painting, and interpreted each others’ paintings. We often created prophetic art paintings. The prophetic gift is used to encourage and edify the body of Christ(1 Corinthians 4:4). In other cases, it is used to foretell what God will do in the future.
I just want to say a big thank you to Tamilla who helped ignite my artistic gift to worship God, to express His love for us, to evangelize and to speak prophetically in a situation. And of course, I thank the Lord for giving inspiration and interpretation for all my art work, and even the title of this blog, L’ Atelier’. Atelier is a French word for studio. I hope that the artwork from my atelier will light up your world and open up your eyes to see God’s love and His longing to draw you back to a personal relationship with Him. He longs to give you an abundant life
Interpretation of the painting – La Vie en Rose
In a previous session, Tamilla painted a huge golden butterfly. I saw that the butterfly was Tamilla. We are often full of ourselves in our own cocoon, and it often takes hardship to refine us. All the dross like selfish ambition falls off and our faith comes forth as gold.
Job
10 But he knows the way that I take;
when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold
10 But he knows the way that I take;
when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold
The gold and precious stones on the butterfly describe Tamilla’s destiny. She will have a place in the New Jerusalem that is covered with pure gold when Jesus dwells with the church, His bride, forever. The gems are the precious stones on the walls of the New Jerusalem. (Revelation 21)
In Psalm 84:11, God is described as the sun bestowing favor on His children. In Psalm 19:4-5, the sun is like a bridegroom (Jesus) coming out of his chamber to run it course. Jesus has no favorite people to love, just like the sun brings light and warmth to the whole world
Psalm 84:11
11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield;
the LORD bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold
from those whose walk is blameless.
11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield;
the LORD bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold
from those whose walk is blameless.
Psalm 19:4-5
In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.
5 It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
5 It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
In the New Testament, Jesus is the bridegroom and the church is the bride. The Song of Solomon is a book about the intimate relationship between a bridegroom and his bride. This book also describes the love relationship between Jesus, the bridegroom, and the church, the bride. The bridegroom sees his bride as the rose of Sharon and the lily of the valleys (a symbol of resurrection). The rose and lily (Christians) are blossoming under the sun.
Song of Solomon 2
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The colors purple, orange, pink and gold, red are warm colors. I used these colors to express the immense love that Jesus has for His church. Jesus is passionately in love with the church that has an abundant life. Tamilla, my dear golden butterfly has been released to spread the pollens from one flower to another. She is really a butterfly that goes here and there to do her ministry. This symbolizes Tamilla spreading the gospel in many countries. Many more roses and lilies will blossom because she carries the pollens to here and there This is the destiny of Tamilla, the butterfly soaring towards the sun (Jesus)
You may say, hey Cindy, what has this painting got to do with me ? It is all about Jesus and Tamilla. Today you may feel unloved and desperately looking for love. Or you may feel that you are living a meaningless and empty life. Open up like the roses and lilies and receive the love of Jesus (the Sun and the bridegroom and the abundant life that is in store for you. Just say a short prayer, ‘Lord Jesus, I’d like to receive your love and your good plans for me. Let me receive your Holy Spirit. May you help me focus on You and my eternal destiny in the New Jerusalem.’ May the song ‘The Heart of Worship by Matt Redman, an English Christian worship leader help me to know and to love Jesus more day by day. They lyric goes like this: ‘I am coming back to the Heart of Worship, it’s all about You, it’s all about You, Jesus.’
谭美, 我一个从美国来的好朋友在香港的挪亚方舟开了一个美术工作坊。我们几个志同道合的艺术爱好者安静地听敬拜歌曲，静静地等圣灵给我们灵感绘画。然后我们各自绘画和解释图画的意思。我们也有绘画先知牲的图画。先知牲的恩赐是要鼓励基督的肢体 (哥林多前书4:4)。我们也可以先知牲的恩赐来宣告神在未来的作为。
我在此感谢谭美给我机会透过绘画来敬拜神，传扬神的爱和福音，及宣告神在未来的作为。我的美术恩赐好像复活过来一样。我也感谢主给我绘画的灵感和圣经金句来表达图画的意思。我的纲志的名字(L’Atelier)也是主给我的。Atelier是法语，意思是画室。我希望透过我的图画，你们能够认识衪的大爱。衪希望我们有丰盛的人生。
粉红色的一生的意思
谭美画了一特大的蝴蝶。我覺得那隻蝴蝶就是譚美。 我们年青时可能很自我中心，常常我像虫一样活在自己的茧里。有时神会用苦难来磨练我们，好样我们的信心如精金一样。
约 伯 记 23:10
10 然 而 他 知 道 我 所 行 的 路 ； 他 试 炼 我 之 后 ， 我 必 如 精 金 。
诗篇84:11陈述神是日赐下恩惠给正直的人。诗篇19:4-5以太阳来形容新郎(耶稣) 出洞房照亮整个世界。在新约，耶稣是新郎，教会是新妇。雅歌是陈述新郎与新妇的亲密关系。在新郎的眼中，新妇是像沙仑的玫瑰花和谷中的百合花。花朵在太阳下盛放。
诗 篇 84:11
11 因 为 耶 和 华 ─ 神 是 日 头 ， 是 盾 牌 ， 要 赐 下 恩 惠 和 荣 耀 。 他 未 尝 留 下一 样 好 处 不 给 那 些 行 动 正 直 的 人 。
诗 篇 19:4-5
4 他 的 量 带 通 遍 天 下 ， 他 的 言 语 传 到 地 极 。 神 在 其 间 为 太 阳 安设 帐 幕 ；
5 太 阳 如 同 新 郎 出 洞 房 ， 又 如 勇 士 欢 然 奔 路 。
雅 歌 2:1
1 我 是 沙 仑 的 玫 瑰 花 （ 或 译 ： 水 仙 花 ） ， 是 谷 中 的 百 合 花 。
我用了紫色、橙色、粉红色和金色。它们全是柔和的颜色。这些颜色表达耶稣对教会的大爱。谭美好像一样金蝴蝶散播花粉。谭美确实在一些国家传福音。她散播的花粉使更多玫瑰和百合花生长。这只大蝴蝶正迈向大阳(耶稣) 。
你可能会在想这幅画是述说耶稣对谭美和教会的爱。这跟我有什么关系？你可能正在寻找真爱或你的心灵空虚。你会否考虑好像花儿般接受太阳(耶稣)的爱？神希望你得到丰盛的人生。你只须向神祷告。主啊，我愿意接受祢的爱和你对我的计划。我接受圣灵。请你帮我专心爱祢和为我在新耶路撒冷的赏赐而努力。我希望能学习Matt Redman (一个来自英国的敬拜歌手)一样用心敬拜祢，而不只是在唱歌。
The Heart of Worship by Matt Redman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1X_ev2OILA
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