Receive the Royal Crown
“Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s eunuch, the keeper of the women, advised. Esther obtained favor in the sight of all those who looked at her. So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus into his royal house in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.” (Esther 2:15-17 WEB)
There was a huge beauty pageant being held to choose a new queen.
Each contestant could choose an item to bring with her into the king’s presence.
All the young women brought what they thought would please the king, based on their own assumptions and understanding.
However, Esther was uncommon. She trusted the king’s eunuch and brought what he recommended, into the king’s presence.
In this story, Esther is a picture of a believer, the eunuch represents the Holy Spirit, and the king represents God the Father.
Do you lean on your own understanding or do you trust the leading of the Holy Spirit?
How do you obtain great favor from God? It is by humbly relying on the Holy Spirit and not by trusting in your self-efforts, intelligence, beauty, skills, or strength.
When you lean on Him, you receive the power of God into your circumstances.
The one who relies completely on the Holy Spirit receives the royal crown on the head.
“Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding. Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor, when you embrace her. She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you.”” (Proverbs 4:7-9 WEB)
The Holy Spirit gives you godly wisdom whereas the world’s wisdom is earthly, sensual, and even demonic. God’s crowns you with grace and splendor (every good thing). This is how you reign in life!
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A Valley Full of Spoils
“When Judah came to the place overlooking the wilderness, they looked at the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none who escaped. When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their plunder, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away. They took plunder for three days, it was so much. On the fourth day, they assembled themselves in Beracah Valley, for there they blessed Yahweh. Therefore the name of that place was called “Beracah Valley” to this day.” (2 Chronicles 20:24-26 WEB)
The inward picture of a valley filled with spoils resonated strongly with me today.
Yet, I didn’t see any dead bodies, but only the good things. It’s like God saying that the trials and troubles we go through are to be counted as nothing, in comparison to the great blessings that will be ours.
“looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Hebrews 12:2 WEB)
Like how Jesus focused on the joy that would come after the cross—the joy of reconciling us to God, we can also look beyond our present sufferings and see the great good that will come thereafter.
With God, we are always living with hope because we can confidently expect good things to happen to us, even if our current circumstances are not ideal.
What caused the spoils to be accumulated in Berecah Valley? Let’s look at the story:
“They rose early in the morning, and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. As they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Yahweh your God, so you will be established! Believe his prophets, so you will prosper.” When he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to Yahweh, and give praise in holy array, as they go out before the army, and say, “Give thanks to Yahweh; for his loving kindness endures forever.” When they began to sing and to praise, Yahweh set ambushers against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were struck. For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them: and when they had finished the inhabitants of Seir, everyone helped to destroy another.” (2 Chronicles 20:20-23 WEB)
Jehoshaphat and the armies of Judah did not depend on their swords and chariots for the victory. Instead, Jehoshaphat made praise their weapon of choice.
Without relying on the flesh, he exalted Yahweh God and proclaimed His love and grace.
At these words, God fought for Judah, and all the enemies killed each other. Judah didn’t have to fight at all because Yahweh fought for them.
Whether you are in good or undesirable circumstances right now, this truth never changes: God is always good, and His love and grace endures forever.
So, go ahead, praise Him and see all your enemies, obstacles and hindrances taken out of the way like they are nothing. You will pick up an abundance of spoils, and the Lord Jesus will be greatly exalted through your testimony, in the sight of all!
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Recently the studio received inquiries from two churches in the U.S. to use the painting "Jesus Walking on Water" in their services. This painting is about the only painting I did on religious themes. Below is the story behind the painting.
近日畫室收到兩個在美國的教堂詢問可不可以用基督履海這幅畫用在禮拜講經的PPT中。基督履海這幅畫我所作的維一以宗教題材為主題的創作畫。以下是這幅畫的創作背景。
I moved from Mainland China to Hong Kong in the early 1980s and rented a small apartment in the industrial area of Kowloon, Kwun Tong. There were a lot of migrant families in this area, residing in cramped apartments. There were also a lot of American and British missionaries promoting Christianity in this area. It was my first encounter of Christianity.
上世紀八十年代初,我從大陸遷居到香港,租住在香港九龍的工業區:觀塘。這裡打工家庭居多,居住擠迫,常有英、美青年到訪傳教。由此,對基督教有了個大約的概念。
When I first started reading the Bible, I realized there were a lot of stories suitable for paintings. So I did a pencil study of Jesus Walking on Water. When I was contracted to provide Simic Gallery in Carmel, California, a number of paintings periodically in the 1980s, I created a narrative oil painting on the topic. Unfortunately, there is no picture of this painting.
初次接觸到「聖經」時,發現其中有許多既富教義又有故事性的〝畫面〞,就取了《基督履海》一節畫了小小的稿。不久,又為合作的美國畫廊以此創作了油畫,可惜現在找不到當時油畫畫作的照片了。
In 1987, the founder of Taipei’s Grace Baptist Church, Zhou Lian-Hua, commissioned a portrait from me. He was very pleased with the result and presented me a hardcover Bible. I read it from time to time. Once, I came upon the passage of Jesus walking on water again and thought of another composition. Why don’t I put the small boat and the disciples in the billowing waves in the front? They were surprised by the scene of Jesus walking on water in the distance. This should be interesting.
1987年,台北基督教「懷恩堂」創始人周聯華牧師請我為他畫肖像,畫完,他很滿意,送給我一本精裝的「聖經」。不時閱讀,一次,突然又翻到「履海」,腦中浮出另一個〝履海〞的畫面:何不將波濤中的小船和門徒置於畫的前面?門徒們突然發現前方在水上行走中的主的驚喜,這樣的畫面應該更有趣味!
It took me years but here is the painting finally after a pencil study, oil painting study and studies of models for characters in the painting.
於是,又是鉛筆稿,油畫色彩稿,請模特兒來校正動作……,終於移上大畫布……。
The pastor of one of the churches that requested permission to use the painting in their upcoming service commented, "It is a powerful illustration and one I believe they would find encouraging in the tumultuous seas we are now navigating." So it seems someone is in agreement with my interpretation of the famous scene.
bible story picture 在 Joseph Prince Youtube 的最佳解答
In this final episode of our Less Is More series, hear Joseph share a personal story of how God’s strength was made perfect in his own weakness—and in fact, made him the preacher he is today! If you’ve ever felt crippled by your flaws, this is for you. When God is in the picture, our weaknesses become canvases for His grace. Press play and tag someone whom you know needs to hear this.
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