Coloring of the Big Picture

 Coloring The Big Picture

I am a yellow painting stick, you are blue and she is pink!

to fill-in my God-given role, I have sufficient ink.

A small area here and a big area there

circle, oval, triangle and square.

Well done when you fill in your spaces

stepping out of the lines will be trespasses.

Fulfilment is in playing my role:

Everything else is heavy yoke.

If we use our strength and times:

To be painting outside our lines,

Our special paint we will lack,

and leave our spaces painted black! 

GOD in His grace fills in where I miss out:

All my transgressions His blood wipes out!

JESUS CHRIST, my Savior, His ink is red;

that turns my blacks into pure white instead.

He has graciously given me life today,

let me joyously fulfil my role, I pray.

I yield myself into Your hand:

To brightly paint the lives, You've planned.

Then when I stand before you one day,

"My faithful servant, well done," You'll say!

.. For we are His workmanship, 

created in Christ Jesus for good works, 

which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Ephesians 2:9-10

And say to Archippus, 

"Take heed to the ministry 

which you have received in the Lord, 

that you may fulfill it."

Colossians 4:17

"Come now, and let us reason together," 

Says the Lord, 

"Though your sins are like scarlet, 

They shall be as white as snow; 

Though they are red like crimson, 

They shall be as wool.

Isaiah 1:18

 You are our epistle written in our hearts, 

known and read by all men; 

clearly you are an epistle of Christ, 

ministered by us, 

written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, 

not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, 

that is, of the heart.

2 Corinthians 3:2-3

 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; 

and may your whole spirit, soul, and body 

be preserved blameless 

at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

He who calls you is faithful, 

who also will do it.

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

 GOD is Faithful

 who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Corinthians 1:8-9

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 
Hebrews 10:23

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

 And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
2 Corinthians 12:9

Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. "The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "Therefore I hope in Him!"
Lamentations 3:22-24

 And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.
Genesis 15:6

Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works: "Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, And whose sins are covered; Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin." Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness. How then was it accounted? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised. And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also, and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham had while still uncircumcised. For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Romans 4:4-13

Hebrews 11 is a reflection of the Faithfulness of GOD displayed in and through the faith in man!

Faith is believing in the GOD Who is faithful.

Now we can understand the seeming discrepancies in the Scriptures.

 Then he said, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" So Moses feared and said, "Surely this thing is known!" When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian; and he sat down by a well.
Exodus 2:14-15

By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.
Hebrews 11:24-27

In Hebrews, Moses is portrayed as one who was bold and did not fear the wrath of the king of Egypt. In exodus we read that when he realized that his murder of the Egyptian was known, Moses feared and fled from Phroah. The faithful GOD graciously covered Moses' weakness!

 "I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
John 17:6

The 12 disciples of our LORD were far from perfect, but He who is Faithful, speaks to His Father about them so graciously!

No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
1 Corinthians 10:13

 "And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, 'These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God:
Revelation 3:14

Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.
Revelation 19:11

Fear - Allaying, Interceding, Trustworthy, Holy, Forever -  Unchanging, LORD of lords!

FAITHFUL!

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Fear and the Fear of GOD in Making Decisions

Fearing punishment for killing an Egyptian, Moses fled from Egypt.

 Then he said, 

"Who made you a prince and a judge over us? 

Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" 

So Moses feared and said, 

"Surely this thing is known!" 

When Pharaoh heard of this matter, 

he sought to kill Moses. 

But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh 

and dwelt in the land of Midian; 

and he sat down by a well.

Exodus 2:14-15

Noah believed GOD'S warning of the flood. The fear of GOD moved him to build the ark in obedience to GOD'S instruction.

By faith Noah, 

being divinely warned of things not yet seen,

 moved with godly fear, 

prepared an ark for the saving of his household, 

by which he condemned the world 

and became heir of the righteousness 

which is according to faith.

Hebrews 11:7

King Saul feared the people and listened to them, thus displeasing and disobeying GOD.

 Then Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned, 

for I have transgressed 

the commandment of the Lord and your words, 

because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
1 Samuel 15:24

When there is ingrained fear in us, all the decisions that involve that aspect of life will be influenced by that fear. For example, if a person is fearful of needles, all decisions that involve a prick will be tainted by that fear! The decision making processes and arguments against vaccinations, blood tests and anything that involves needle pricks would be biased, exaggerated and could even be irrational! All our visual field will be painted the color of the glasses of the spectacles we have on our eyes!

Are you looking through fear spectacles or faith spectacles?

Fright makes one take to flight. If not possible to flee, he will fight. If unable to fight, he will surrender, submit and obey - through fear.

Let us not allow fright to cause us to flee from people or a situation.

Let us not fight with people through fright of any kind.

It is necessary for us to check our hearts and deal with every fear so that we may be able to think rationally and make the right decision while at a cross road. Fear will hinder our connection with GOD and will make it difficult to hear His voice of guidance.

Let us surrender to GOD, submit to Him and obey Him because He has all authority, and all power.

 And do not fear those who kill the body 

but cannot kill the soul. 

But rather fear Him 

who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew 10:28

 Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man 

for the Lord's sake, 

whether to the king as supreme, 

or to governors, 

as to those who are sent by him 

for the punishment of evildoers 

and for the praise of those who do good. 

For this is the will of God, 

that by doing good you may put to silence 

the ignorance of foolish men-

- as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, 

but as bondservants of God. 

Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. 

Fear God. Honor the king. 

Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, 

not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh.
1 Peter 2:13-18

 And who is he who will harm you 

if you become followers of what is good? 

But even if you should suffer 

for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "

And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled." 

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, 

and always be ready to give a defense to everyone

 who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, 

with meekness and fear;
1 Peter 3:13-15

In the Scriptures, we are instructed to live by faith and walk by faith.

The fear of GOD should undergird all our decisions. Then we will submit to the authority placed over us, even if we don't agree with their decisions. Even if we need to suffer for righteousness sake, we will be blessed!

Let us therefore live and walk in the fear of GOD, overcoming the fear of man.

The fear of GOD is the beginning of wisdom. This wisdom that comes from GOD will enable us to discern the will of GOD. The LORD will then give us the grace and strength to make the right decision, even if it is to choose the narrow and difficult path!

May the LORD'S blessing of peace 

rest upon you !