While I was working on this orchid painting, Mike was struggling to take some very big concepts from Scripture and make them accessible to the congregation.
This is not the first time I have painted this orchid from the Anna Mason school. I have a book with beautiful photos of orchids. I was studying the central part in order to better paint it.
But, before I started to paint the flower, I had to paint the background. As I was finishing that part, I got a spot of water that washed away the color in a section and made a ‘bloom’ as watercolor artists call it. It took days of dabbing, drying, gentle washes and more texture to fix that one splash. Only then came the challenge of capturing the illusive beauty of these orchids.
Mike was having a similar problem with his preparation for preaching. The section is wonderfully rich with concepts and picturesque language for spiritual realities. He had to try to make it understandable to anyone hearing his message.
God’s creation is just too big, too tiny, too complex, and so simple all at the same time. Who God is and what He wants for us can be so hard to capture. Really, it is too hard for someone else to interpret it for you. The best we can say is, “Come and see!” See for yourself how glorious is His creation. See for yourself how personal and grand God is to you when you ask Him to show you.