Can you see the colors in God’s Masterpiece of Love?
Can we see His “Love” Masterpiece clearly?
An artist paints with as many colors as they can see. If an artist doesn’t see certain colors well; they will not use them. Likewise, someone who collects works of art; selects their favorite works based on what they can see. If the collector doesn’t see certain colors well; they will not be able to select the masterpiece.
In the same manner, many of us have become so myopic to God’s innumerable colors of Love; that we are unable to receive It. Why are we choosing to see His Love only through our favorite shade of “gray”?
Why do we reject the other colors in God’s infinite color-wheel?
Because the color is not our chosen shade…
We refuse to receive His Love displayed through Holiness; with Its lush, green grasses of growth.
The fresh Love of His Revelation; like the blue azure sky, is lost on us.
The crystal clearness of Purity, and white foam of Righteousness; rushing through the river of Love, can no longer be appreciated.
Bright yellow sunflowers; majestically beaming God’s Loyalty of Love, no longer radiate His presence to us.
The amber glow of Suffering; depicted by the evening sun, now seems to only whisper something other than Love… because of our myopic vision.
What color is “take no responsibility” mixed with “only affirmation”? I don’t know, but it has become a very popular color of “love”; to this generation.
Many cannot receive God’s Love, except in their own chosen form. All else is rejected. His Love IS calling for us to “take responsibility”, while many immediately reject it. God is Lovingly affirming to us that we MUST grow up into maturity.
Isn’t The Creator of Love; who IS Himself Love, the best one to define Love?
Why then, do we choose to be locked into our own view; our own version of “love”?
Why have we chosen to become so colorblind?!!! So myopic?! So completely monotone?!
Loving correction, is now hate to us. Words of truth spoken in Love are rejected as false; because in order to receive them we must accept responsibility…And we refuse to accept responsibility. Our world of “love” has become one single monosyllabic, monotone abstract; lacking color. Everything is hidden. Indistinguishable. Unrecognizable. A blob of uniformity. Devoid of definition and purpose. A dark gray slab of nothingness.
But…
God’s Love is NOT like that! God’s Love is NOT one color! It is NOT muted! He sees ALL the colors perfectly. He knows the FULL color spectrum. His Love is NOT limited to only “one color” taken from the box of Love!
He uses these and many other colors to express His Love:
Correction, Mercy, Justice, Grace, Truth, Humility, Power, Sacrifice, Righteousness, Instruction, Exhortation, His Written Word (The Bible), The Living Word (Jesus), the indwelling of His Internal Witness (Holy Spirit), Compassion, Rebuke, Encouragement, the allowance of Testing, Perseverance, Purity, People, All Situations, All Creation, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-control. And on and on…
Everything demonstrated towards us, from Him; is a demonstration of His Love. Otherwise we would be swept from the face of the earth, never to be remembered again.
We must NOT refuse His colorful masterpiece of Love! We must be able to see and receive more than one or two; of His Colors of Love.
He wants to expand our understanding of His Love. He wants to remove any false, myopic view of His Love.
We must not allow ourselves to remain colorblind; to His Masterpiece of Love! Embrace His Love afresh; without the colorblindness.
“Here’s what I want you to do: Buy your gold from Me, gold that’s been through the refiner’s fire. Then you’ll be rich. Buy your clothes from Me, clothes designed in Heaven. You’ve gone around half-naked long enough. And buy medicine for your eyes from Me so you can see, really see.” Revelation 3:18 MSG
Don’t we want to see His Love Masterpiece as it truly is?