I knew you

STORY:
This painting is about the healing and restoration that I’ve received from Abba Father when I decided to forgive myself and God about the miscarriage that I’ve had back in 2005, May this painting bring hope and restoration in your life.

JEREMIAH 1:5
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou earnest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet (inspired man) unto the nations.

ISAIAH 49:1-2
.. .The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;

JOHN 15:16
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you …

JOB 33:4
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

ROMANS 8:15-16
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

PSALM 139
… “For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!. .. “

SUN-RAYS – SYMBOLISES :THE RADIANT SPLENDOUR OF THE FATHER
The biblical meaning of sunrise usually signifies a new day or new beginning, both spiritually and physically. How many of us feel the hope of God as we start a new day with a blank slate? All of life awakens with a fresh start in the morning light. It brings a sense of universal awe inspired by God’s creations. I am so grateful that God wrote His promises in the sky. He knew we would forget His love and His mercy and His faithfulness. So every morning, He instructs the sun to sing out a chorus of undeserved and unending love, a song of mercies anew.

PSALM 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun (a ray)and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

MALACHI 4:2
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun(a Ray) of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

JOHN 1:9
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

JOHN 8:12
… Jesus said: I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

LAMENTATION 3:22-26
It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

BEE – SYMBOLISES A MESSENGER OF GOD
In Christian art, the bee has been used as a symbol of Jesus Christ’s attributes. The bee, being able to draw the honey from the bitterest of flowers, is like Christ who brought salvation out of the bitterness of death.

1 CORINTHIANS 15:57
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Worker bees’s lives are short, but they willingly serve the community, whether as workers who gather pollen or nurse the young

Someone delivering/carrying blessings/message of hope & forgiveness from God
• Holiness, A call to be holy in order to receive God’s promises – (promised land of milk and honey) Lev 20:24
• Love, Strength, Wisdom, Hard worker, dedication
• Honey is like “pleasant words” brings healing to the bones Provl6:24
• Bees & Honey also represents “wisdom & fulfillment” gaining insight feels rewarding and delightful, like the sweet taste of honey
• Psalm 9:10. It also talks about the glory of God that surrounds us by comparing it to honey. It describes honey as something more precious than gold

KEY- SYMBOLISES: THE KEY OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS TO FORGIVE

MATTHEW 16:19
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven (Baseleia-to rule,to reign and to have dominion) and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

ROMANS 8:1-2
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

FORGIVE 70×7

1 JOHN 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

PROVERBS 28:13
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

MATTHEW 18:21-22
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

MATTHEW 6:14-15
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

EPHESIANS 4:31-32
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

2 CHRONICLE 7:14
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Forgive yourself
• The basis for forgiving ourselves is the kindness and compassion of God for us in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 4:32)!
• All who are in Jesus are freed from condemnation (Romans 8:1) and freed to love (Galatians 5:13).
• We are meant to display the mercies of God as sinners forgiven of their sins (1 Timothy 1:15-16)!
• Extending grace and kindness to oneself and others is the transformation God effects in those who have received His grace and kindness. Such gentleness is only possible for us all because Jesus has set us free from the power of sin, the tyranny of self-rule, the oppression of evil (Galatians 5:1).
• Jesus said himself: “If the Son sets you free you are free indeed” (John 8:36)!
• The starting point of forgiving ourselves is to experience God’s forgiveness.
• Pride says, “God can’t forgive me; I’m beyond grace.”
• Sometimes an unwillingness to forgive oneself is a matter of pride: “I can earn God’s favor and that of others.”
• Self-justification is the universal spiritual disease leading to spiritual death (Romans 6:23).
• Self-condemnation also leads to spiritual death: For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death

2 CORINTHIANS 7:10
Renouncing both pride and worldly, self-condemning grief over sin open us to receiving God’s forgiveness and grace, the basis for forgiving oneself. Sometimes our refusal to forgive ourselves is a justification for self-protection from further pain. But love and intimacy are only possible when we are vulnerable to being hurt again.In spite of past sin (both our own and the sins of others against us), we are always faced with the choice of how to live … now. Love is kind (not only to others, but to self); love keeps no record of wrongs (not only of others’ but of our own). (1 Corinthians 13:4-5). As the failure to forgive ourselves hinders our love of others, so our love for others can facilitate self-forgiveness.