La France – Rouge, Blanc, Bleu ; Paris – la Ville de Lumière; France – Red, White Blue; Paris – City of Light ; 法国 - 红白蓝；巴黎 - 光明之都

I felt the Lord was leading me to proclaim the destiny of France, a nation that I love. The flag of France consists of 3 colours – red, white and blue. The Lord is saying that He has redeemed France by His blood which is red as we all know : ) The sins of the nation have been washed away and the French can stand in front of God’s throne in the book of Revelation, wearing white robe, a symbol of righteousness. Blue symbolizes heaven which is blue. This means this great nation will be eternally with God.

On 14 July, the national day of France, there is always a Patrouille de France, an aerobatic demonstration of the French Air Force in Paris. The aircrafts leave trails of red, white and blue vapor in the sky. The aircrafts symbolize freedom. The French truly love freedom. The national motto of France is Liberté, égalité, fraternité, it means Liberty, equality and fraternity (brotherhood). But true freedom does not mean doing whatever one wants. The Lord wants the French to have freedom in Christ (i.e. to put away the old sinful nature). This is true freedom.

La tour Eiffel, the Eiffel tower is the icon of Paris. I have put gold dots on the Eiffel tower. This means that French people will be with God forever in the streets of gold of the New Jeruslam in Revelation. Paris is also called the City of Light, the gold dots also symbolize light. May the French live as children of light. God is light, there is no darkness in Him.

Red, white, blue and golden hearts fill the sky of Paris. May the French know the everlasting love of Jesus.

神感动我宣告衪对法国的期望。我很喜爱法国，这个可爱的国家 : ) 法国的国旗有三种颜色 - 红白蓝。主说衪已用自己的宝血(红色)救赎了法国。羔羊(耶稣) 的宝血已洗净了法国的罪。法国人将会在羔羊的宝坐前(启示录)穿上白色的衣裳(象征公义) 。蓝色象征天堂。这个伟大的国家将会永远跟神在一起。

每年法国的国庆(七月十四日) 、法国巡逻兵飞行表演队一定会在巴黎上空作飞行表演。飞机会在天空上留下红白蓝的水蒸气。飞机象征自由。法国人极响往自由。自由、平等、博爱是法国的国家格言。真正的自由不是想做就去做。主希望法国人能脱离旧有的罪性，活在基督的自由裹。这是真的自由。

巴黎铁塔是巴黎的标志。我在巴黎铁塔上画了金点。这是意味着法国人会永这住在金碧辉的新耶路撤冷里(启示录)。巴黎又称光明之都。金点象征光。愿法国人能成为光明之子。神是光，一点黑暗也没有。

巴黎的天空满布红、白、蓝和金色的心。愿法国人认识到耶稣永恒的爱。

Singapore - City of Lion King of Judah or Durian City (新加坡 = 犹大狮子之城 + 榴槤之都)

One day, I felt led by the Lord to paint the Lion of Judah over the Merlion, mascot of Singapore (the Lion City). Often God leads His children (Ezekiel 4) to express what He will do in a city or a nation using art or drama.

The Lion King of Judah is actually Jesus who is going to open the seals for judgment at the beginning of the 7-year tribulation in the book of Revelation. Not a very pleasant topic, but it is coming. Jesus is the Lamb of God who died for our sins and He is also the Lion of Judah who is coming soon to rule the world.
Revelation 5
New International Version (NIV)
4 I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. 5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

In the end times, things will get terribly nasty in this world (wars, famine, pestilence, earthquake) I think God is showing me that He loves all people in the world. In this case, He wants to be with the people of Singapore the Lion City. So, in the name of Jesus, I am proclaiming that this Lion City belongs to the Lion King of Judah, Jesus. God’s mercy triumphs over judgment. (James 2:13)

So my dear friends in Singapore, would you consider Jesus in 2012? He longs to have a personal relationship with you and bless you with joy, peace and hope. His heart is to bless, not to judge. The stage is set for the one world government. So guys and girls, please hurry up and make the right choice. Time is running out.

Now, I want to switch to something more light hearted. My mom says that my Lion King of Judah looks more like a durian falling on the Merlion. OK, I did not have any brown paint! Ah, the durian dropped on the ground and became the durian shaped Esplanade. Hmm, I just love the smell of durian. Singapore = the City of the Lion of Judah and the Durian City : )


有一天，主感动我画犹大支派狮子空降在鱼尾狮 (新加坡 - 狮城的象征) 上。神常分咐衪的儿女用艺术和戏剧来表达衪对一个城市或国家的旨意 (以西结书4章)。

犹大支派狮子是耶稣。从启示录，我们知道耶稣会快开七印来审判这个世界。这就是七年大灾难的开始。也许很多人很难接受这个话题。耶稣是羔羊，衪为我们的罪以针在十字架上。衪也是犹大支派狮子，衪很快便回来执掌皇权。

启 示 录 5:4-5
4 因 为 没 有 配 展 开 、 配 观 看 那 书 卷 的 ， 我 就 大 哭 。
5 长 老 中 有 一 位 对 我 说 ： 不 要 哭 。 看 哪 ， 犹 大 支 派 中 的 狮 子 ， 大 卫 的 根 ， 他 已 得 胜 ， 能 以 展 开 那 书 卷 ， 揭 开 那 七 印 。
在末后的日子，日子越来越难过。大灾难如战乱、饥荒、瘟疫、地震会急剧增加。神爱世人，包括新加坡(狮城)人。奉主耶稣的名，我宣告狮城是属于犹大支派狮子的。
雅 各 书 2:13
13 因 为 那 不 怜 悯 人 的 ， 也 要 受 无 怜 悯 的 审 判 ； 怜 悯 原 是 向 审 判 夸 胜 。
新加坡的朋友们，你会否2012年信主? 神希望与你有亲切的关系和赐喜乐，平安和盼望给你。衪想祝福不是审判我们。末世的新世界政府即将成立。希望你们早日信主。
妈妈跟我说我的犹大狮子好像榴槤从天而降，跌在鱼尾狮上。我没有啡色的油彩呀。榴槤跌在地上便变成榴槤形奘的滨海艺术中心 (Esplanade) 哈哈，我爱榴槤的香味呀！新加坡 = 犹大狮子之城 + 榴槤之都 : )

Seek first the Kingdom of God (先寻衪的国和义)

I once saw a sparrow eating a chip on the ground, and I think that it is true the Father leads the bird to find food. Speaking from my own experience, the Father does provide for His children. So don’t worry and give your life to the Lord and trust Him to guide you and provide for you. He does not just help us to make a living, He also has good plans for us, so we can serve Him with the shape that He has given us. If He has created you to be a bird, then serve Him like a bird. If He has created you to be a bird, then serve Him like a rabbit.

有一天，我看見一隻麻雀正在地上吃薯條。天父一定帶領麻雀找食物。天父是供及衪的兒女所需的。 不要憂慮，只要信靠衪，衪一定會帶領你和供給你的需。天父對我們生命有一個好的計劃。我們耍用祂給我們的才能侍奉衪。

Matthew 6 :25-34
Do Not Worry

    ²⁵ “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? ²⁶ Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? ²⁷ Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life^[e]?

   ²⁸ “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. ²⁹ Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. ³⁰ If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? ³¹ So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ ³² For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. ³³ But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ³⁴ Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

馬 太 福 音 6:25-34

 ²⁵ 所 以 我 告 诉 你 们 ， 不 要 为 生 命 忧 虑 吃 甚 麽 ， 喝 甚 麽 ； 为 身 体 忧 虑 穿 甚 麽 。 生 命 不 胜 於 饮 食 麽？ 身 体 不 胜 於 衣 裳 麽 ？

 ²⁶ 你 们 看 那 天 上 的 飞 鸟 ， 也 不 种 ， 也 不 收 ， 也 不 积 蓄 在 仓 里 ， 你 们 的 天 父 尚 且 养 活 他 。 你 们 不比 飞 鸟 贵 重 得 多 麽 ？

 ²⁷ 你 们 那 一 个 能 用 思 虑 使 寿 数 多 加 一 刻 呢 （ 或 作 ： 使 身 量 多 加 一 肘 呢 ） ？

 ²⁸ 何 必 为 衣 裳 忧 虑 呢 ？ 你 想 野 地 里 的 百 合 花 怎 麽 长 起 来 ； 他 也 不 劳 苦 ， 也 不 纺 线 。

 ²⁹ 然 而 我 告 诉 你 们 ， 就 是 所 罗 门 极 荣 华 的 时 候 ， 他 所 穿 戴 的 ， 还 不 如 这 花 一 朵 呢 ！

 ³⁰ 你 们 这 小 信 的 人 哪 ！ 野 地 里 的 草 今 天 还 在 ， 明 天 就 丢 在 炉 里 ， 神 还 给 他 这 样 的 妆 饰 ， 何 况 你们 呢 ！

 ³¹ 所 以 ， 不 要 忧 虑 说 ： 吃 甚 麽 ？ 喝 甚 麽 ？ 穿 甚 麽 ？

 ³² 这 都 是 外 邦 人 所 求 的 ， 你 们 需 用 的 这 一 切 东 西 ， 你 们 的 天 父 是 知 道 的 。

 ³³ 你 们 要 先 求 他 的 国 和 他 的 义 ， 这 些 东 西 都 要 加 给 你 们 了 。

 ³⁴ 所 以 ， 不 要 为 明 天 忧 虑 ， 因 为 明 天 自 有 明 天 的 忧 虑 ； 一 天 的 难 处 一 天 当 就 够 了 。



Japan - Sun Rise, Son Rise (日出东瀛)

The Lord inspired me to do a prophetic painting for Japan, and He asked me what came to my mind when I thought of Japan? I immediately thought of sashimi, meaning raw fish.. The Lord inspired me to paint some fish swimming towards the sun in a sea with roaring waves. In the article about China, we learned that the Lord is the sun and the shield. In the gospel, Jesus said to his disciples that He would make them fisherman of men. This means his disciples will draw lost people (fish) to the Lord. Tamilla says that the 311 tsunami in Fukushima and the 2008 financial tsunami can actually cause the fish to turn to God. So they are no longer tossed back and forth by the waves. People do not usually turn to the Lord when the sun is shining in a blue sky. They only turn to the Lord in a crisis. May more fish turn to God and cry out to Him during our current economic crisis.

Ephesians 4:14-16

¹⁴ Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. ¹⁵ Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. ¹⁶ From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

日出东瀛

主给我对日本有感动，我便画了一幅先知性的画。衪问我想到日本时有什么联想。我立即想到鱼生。主给我灵感画一些鱼在怒海游向太阳。在另外一幅画「中国展翅朝阳」中，我们学到神是日头，盾牌。耶稣对们徒说他们会得人如得鱼。主的意思是门徒会带领很多人信主。谭美说也许很多日本人会因为311福岛海啸和2008金融海啸而信主。人们是不会在风平浪静是归向主的。他们只会在苦难中向主哀救。愿多些人在世界经济大萧条中寻求主。

以 弗 所 書 4:14-16

¹⁴ 使 我 们 不 再 作 小 孩 子 ， 中 了 人 的 诡 计 和 欺 骗 的 法 术 ， 被 一 切 异 教 之 风 摇 动 ， 飘 来 飘 去， 就 随 从 各 样 的 异 端 ；

 ¹⁵ 惟 用 爱 心 说 诚实 话 ， 凡 事 长 进 ， 连 於 元 首 基 督 ，

 ¹⁶ 全 身 都 靠 他 联络 得 合 式 ， 百 节 各 按 各 职 ， 照 着 各 体 的 功 用 彼 此 相 助 ， 便 叫 身 体 渐 渐 增 长 ， 在 爱 中 建 立 自 己。



China Takes Off Towards the Sun (中国展翅朝阳)

‘China takes off towards the sun’ is a prophetic painting. God often asks his people to make a painting or act out a drama to foretell what will happen in the future. In Ezekiel 4,, God told the prophet Ezekiel to act out a drama to foretell His judgement against the Israelites who will be attacked by their enemies. Why? The Israelites forsook God and worshiped other Gods and acted wickedly. In the other two paintings ‘Tamilla, la vie en rose’ and ‘Japan, Sunrise, SonRise’, I mentioned that God is the Sun and the shield. The map of China is like an eagle. In the painting, China was soaring towards the sun, that is God. In the bible, God is also an eagle. His people, the Israelites and Christians also eagles that soar with Him.

Deuteronomy 32:10-12

 ¹⁰ In a desert land he found him,
   in a barren and howling waste.
He shielded him and cared for him;
   he guarded him as the apple of his eye,
¹¹ like an eagle that stirs up its nest
   and hovers over its young,
that spreads its wings to catch them
   and carries them aloft.
¹² The LORD alone led him;
   no foreign god was with him.

Isaiah 40:30-31

³⁰ Even youths grow tired and weary,
   and young men stumble and fall;
³¹ but those who hope in the LORD
   will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
   they will run and not grow weary,
   they will walk and not be faint.

The Lord reminded me that Chaoyang district in Beijing actually means towards the sun. Also, there is a bird’s nest , the stadium for Olympics 2008. I thought wow, this is realyl prophetic. China is taking off towards the sun from the bird’s nest. China actually means the kingdom in the middle. I think China’s destiny is to soar towards the sun, that is fixing her eyes on Jesus and have a place in Jerusalem, the center of the earth.

China means refined clay in English. China is the clay and God is the potter, molding the Chinese into His image, and China will be ready to do good works which God has prepared in advance for her to do.

Isaiah 64:8

 ⁸ Yet you, LORD, are our Father.
   We are the clay, you are the potter;
   we are all the work of your hand.

「中国展趐朝阳」是一幅含有先知性意义的画。神有时候命令衪的仆人利用图画和话剧来宣告将会发生的事情。在以西结书四章，神吩咐以西结演出一人话剧来宣告神对以色列人的惩罚。外邦人将攻打以色列。以色列离弃了神并拜偶像。我曾提及神是日头和盾牌。中国的地图好像一鹰在展趐朝阳。圣经述说神是鹰。衪的子民，以色列人和基督徒也是如鹰展趐上腾。

申 命 记 32:10-12

 ¹⁰ 耶 和 华 遇 见 他 在 旷 野 ─ 荒 凉 野 兽 吼 叫 之 地 ， 就 环 绕 他 ， 看 顾 他 ， 保 护 他 ， 如 同 保 护 眼 中 的 瞳 人 。
 ¹¹ 又 如 鹰 搅 动 巢 窝 ， 在 雏 鹰 以 上 两 翅 搧 展 ， 接 取 雏 鹰 ， 背 在 两 翼 之 上 。
 ¹² 这 样 ， 耶 和 华 独 自 引 导 他 ， 并 无 外 邦 神 与 他 同 在 。

以 赛 亚 书 40:30-31

 ³⁰ 就 是 少 年 人 也 要 疲 乏 困 倦 ； 强 壮 的 也 必 全 然 跌 倒 。
 ³¹ 但 那 等 候 耶 和 华 的 必 从 新 得 力 。 他 们 必 如 鹰 展 翅 上 腾 ； 他 们 奔 跑 却 不 困 倦 ， 行 走 却 不 疲 乏 。

神跟我说北京的朝阳区的意思是向着太阳。北京2008奥运场地是鸟巢。这是非常有先知性意义的。中国真的从鸟巢展趐朝阳。中国的意思是在中间的王国。我想神对中国的是展翅朝阳并仰望神。中国最终会在耶路撒冷，即是世界中央有一席位。

中国的英文意思是陶瓷。中国是陶瓷，神是窑匠。中国是衪手的工作。神使中国人有自己的形象并使我们做衪为我们安排的工作。

以 赛 亚 书 64:8

 ⁸ 耶 和 华 啊 ， 现 在 你 仍 是 我 们 的 父 ！ 我 们 是 泥 ， 你 是 窑 匠 ； 我 们 都 是 你 手 的 工 作 。





Tamilla - La Vie en Rose (谭美 - 粉红色的一生)

Tamilla Palmer Perera, my dear friend from the US started an art workshop in Noah’s 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 23:10
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.

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.

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

   She^[a]

 ¹ I am a rose^[b] of Sharon,
   a lily of the valleys.

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.’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1X_ev2OILA

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