Painter and Poet
I woke this morning and lay in bed and thought, "God is a poet." Have you ever thought about that? Everything God says is so majestic, so poetic, so epic. He works his words like clay, molding them into bronze and marble statues that make Michelangelo's bow their heads in disgrace. He doesn't just say, "My name is God." He says, "I AM who I AM." He doesn't just say, "I'm your God." He says, "I'm the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Every word he speaks is eloquent and beautiful. His imagery is intense all the way through the prophets to Revelation. Even Jesus' stories drip with a poetic beauty. I find this comforting. There's something wonderful and beautiful about waking up to the songs of the birds, the sighs of the wind, and knowing we are in love not with a mathematical equation, not with a shrewd business manager or loan shark, but a poet whose pen draws living waters!
As my mind continued to wander, I thought, "God is a Painter." He turns a dark and shadowy world into a landscape of brilliant light and piercing colors. He is the designer of every mountain, every tree, every bird and fish and creature that walks this planet. He puts us upon a canvas and paints out unique personalities, unique desires: he makes us all wonderful, each in a different way. Our world literally falls apart with God's artistic brush: every sunrise and sunset, rainshower and thunderstorm, desert sandstorm and hummingbird flutter. Every person walking the streets resonates with the power and beauty of God - even if they themselves deny such a painter exists.
We live in a world created not by a computer, not by a mathematician, not by an analysist. It is a world created by a painter who is a poet. A world where every thunder blast, every flash of lightning, every dog bark and every leaping dolphin dances in a rhythmic sonnet. A world of unparalleled beauty. Just looking out the window will take your breath away.
I woke this morning and lay in bed and thought, "God is a poet." Have you ever thought about that? Everything God says is so majestic, so poetic, so epic. He works his words like clay, molding them into bronze and marble statues that make Michelangelo's bow their heads in disgrace. He doesn't just say, "My name is God." He says, "I AM who I AM." He doesn't just say, "I'm your God." He says, "I'm the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Every word he speaks is eloquent and beautiful. His imagery is intense all the way through the prophets to Revelation. Even Jesus' stories drip with a poetic beauty. I find this comforting. There's something wonderful and beautiful about waking up to the songs of the birds, the sighs of the wind, and knowing we are in love not with a mathematical equation, not with a shrewd business manager or loan shark, but a poet whose pen draws living waters!
As my mind continued to wander, I thought, "God is a Painter." He turns a dark and shadowy world into a landscape of brilliant light and piercing colors. He is the designer of every mountain, every tree, every bird and fish and creature that walks this planet. He puts us upon a canvas and paints out unique personalities, unique desires: he makes us all wonderful, each in a different way. Our world literally falls apart with God's artistic brush: every sunrise and sunset, rainshower and thunderstorm, desert sandstorm and hummingbird flutter. Every person walking the streets resonates with the power and beauty of God - even if they themselves deny such a painter exists.
We live in a world created not by a computer, not by a mathematician, not by an analysist. It is a world created by a painter who is a poet. A world where every thunder blast, every flash of lightning, every dog bark and every leaping dolphin dances in a rhythmic sonnet. A world of unparalleled beauty. Just looking out the window will take your breath away.
2 comments:
I think its amazing how God has so many different styles What is poetry or beauty to me may not be to someone else but hes still able to relate to each one of us as a poet and a painter
"What is poetry or beauty to me may not be to someone else"
I like that! It's amazing how we can all have different ideas of 'good poetry' and 'true beauty,' but yet God can capture all of us with his essence of poetry and beauty!
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