THE WHEELS

The Wheels

Pam Finlay

Mixed Media Mosaic

August 2015

After finishing this mosaic Holy Spirit revealed to me scriptures that pertained to the creation of this mosaic. I knew there must be a reason why I had placed 30 spokes on the wheel in the top left hand corner.  On research I discovered there are 30 occurrences of the word "wheels" in scripture.  The number 30 speaks of consecration and maturity in scripture. Some scriptures that speak of this are Numbers 4:3 and Genesis 41:46.  Jesus began his ministry at the age of 30 as it tells us in Luke 3:23, the age of maturity. 
Reverberating from within the wheels, is the voice of the Lord of Hosts.  The spokes radiate out from the centre hub.  Jesus is at the centre. Wheels set things in motion, they set a course, going forward in understanding of God's truth, His word being placed deep within our hearts, walking in His divine love. 
I have attached two photos of the mosaic as I was intrigued that the stone in the top right hand corner of the mosaic appeared to change colour when I took two separate images. When I looked at the top photo it reminded me of burning coals.  The burning coals of fire is His love.
 The silver wheels.  Silver speaks of redemption.
Jesus has redeemed us by His blood.  He is refining and purifying us as scripture tells us in Malachi 3:3
He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi And purge them as gold and silver, That they may offer to the Lord An offering in righteousness (NKJV)
We are to be refined as silver and all the dross will be burned away.  His fire is burning out all that is not of Him.   
Daniel 7:9
I watched till thrones were put in place.  And the Ancient of Days was seated; His garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool.  His throne was a fiery flame, its wheel's a burning fire (NKJV). 
A number of scriptures in Ezekiel make mention of the wheels with regard to the four living creatures.    The wheels go wherever Holy Spirit leads them.  They have the DNA of Jesus Christ, having the synergy of heaven. 
Blessings and love
Pam

 

 

A LIGHT IN A DARK PLACE

"A Light in a Dark Place"

Pam Finlay
August 2015

Acrylic on Paper

 

For some reason this morning I was led to paint a black background instead of working on the usual white canvas.  As I was laying and spraying colours onto the background I knew that this painting was to be called "A Light in a Dark Place".  Immediately I thought of the scripture in 2 Peter 1:19
And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts(NKJV)

The prophetic word shines light.  Jesus, the day star is arising in the hearts of His people.  God is causing us to bud and blossom like the lily.  I hear him saying "lift up your heads like the blossom reaches toward the sun".  His light shines like a lamp in a dark place and he is infilling us with His marvellous light.  Jesus is arising in our hearts and we can rejoice.   These two following scriptures speaks to me about the restoration of His people with fruitfulness.
Hosea 14:5
I will be like the dew to Israel;
He shall grow like the lily,
And lengthen his roots like Lebanon
Malachi 4:2. 
But to you who fear My name
The Sun of Righteousness shall arise
With healing in His wings;
And you shall go out
And grow fat like stall-fed calves(NKJV)

Jesus the "Sun of Righteousness" is restoring His people and He is revealing His glory.  The Lily's beauty and aroma exemplifies Christ.  He is that sweet smelling aroma and he desires for us to become the fragrance. 
By the way when I photographed the painting this morning I was amazed that the sunlight shined upon it for a split second and it was illuminated.  It became brighter than it actually is for a moment and I knew God was showing me a special sign. 

Love and blessings

Pam



ALL THE LITTLE CHILDREN

"All the Little Children"

Pam Finlay

Watercolour on paper

July 2015

 

In this painting before I even started painting I heard in my spirit the words “All the Little Children”.

The scripture I was hearing was Matthew 19:13-15

13 Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.

14 But Jesus said”Let the children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

15 And He laid His hands on them and departed from there (NKJV)

Children are gifts from God.  Jesus loves children.  He is elevating their faith in Him.  His gentle hands are extending His kindness and love to them.

Jesus is reaching out to all the children and He is taking their hand, the touch of Jesus.  He is placing His hands in theirs and blessing them.  Through this painting He is communicating His affection for “all the little children”. 

Come to Jesus like a child, possessing childlike faith and trusting Him. 

The other scriptures that have blessed me as I have been painting have been:

Psalm 127:3

Behold children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward (NKJV)

Isaiah 54:13

All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children (NKJV)

 

Coming to Jesus like a child, possessing childlike faith and trusting Him.   The scripture Isaiah 26:3 comes to mind:

“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You”.

 

Blessings and love to you today

Pam

 

 

THE CRESTED WHITE DOVE

THE CRESTED WHITE DOVE
Pam Finlay

July 2015

Pen and Ink on paper

 

 

THE CRESTED WHITE DOVE

The fabric of our lives is patterned by our Saviour, The Lord Jesus Christ.  Jesus is Our Pattern and He gave us His Holy Spirit, symbolized by the crested dove of peace.  I only noticed the dove when I had finished drawing.  He appeared and I was led to notice the crest on the head of the dove.  I looked up the meaning of crest and it is defined as a plume on top of a helmet, it is sometimes upon the head of some birds.  It also means to come or to rise to a high point, to reach the top of.   Holy Spirit is saying he wants our minds to be filled with Him.  The scripture I am hearing is Ephesians 6:17

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (NKJV)

 When I looked up the word pattern I see that it is described as to make, to mould or design following a pattern, features consistent with the characteristics of an individual or a group, a plan to be followed in making something, a model worthy of imitation.  Jesus, our Saviour, our Redeemer, our Friend is who we are to be moulded upon.  He is the one who is worthy and we are to imitate Him. 

Our hearts have to be open to him too and I see that the dove’s wings are covered in hearts, 29 to be exact and for some reason I was led to Numbers 29 where it speaks of the three feasts – Trumpets, Day of Atonement and Feast of Tabernacles.   He desires that our hearts and minds are fully prepared for Him. 

Two other scriptures came to me as I was looking at the drawing. 

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me (NKJV)

1 John 2:6

He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked (NKJV)

Imitate Christ, follow His steps, love as he first loved us.  Yield to Jesus, put your complete trust in Him and obey, he will show you the way through His Holy Spirit.  Let Jesus shine through you.  Flow with Him in His never ending story.  That never ending flow of God’s love and His grace.

 

Blessings and love

Pam

 

 

 

ANGELS ON ASSIGNMENT

Angels on Assignment

June 2015

Pam Finlay

Acrylic on Canvas

This painting came about this week after two separate occasions last week when immediately I knew that God’s assigned angels were protecting us.  I thank God and give Him the highest praise.    Many scriptures mention about angels.  His angels are messengers and they are sent to help and protect us. 

Psalm 91:11 “For he shall give his angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways”(NKJV)

 God takes care of all things.  His faithful are always divinely protected.

When I started painting I could see very large angel wings in the background, I could also see the Lion of the Tribe of Judah.  God was speaking to me about prayer and His living Word as I saw the woman holding a bowl of incense and it also looked like a book.  Prayer unlocks the door and is the entrance into the heart of God.  Our prayers go up as incense to heaven and directly align us with our Saviour. 

God is preparing a place for us as we obediently serve him, he is guiding us into the land of promise.  Exodus 23:20 tells us so.

“Behold, I send an Angel before you, to keep you in the way, and to bring you into the place which I have prepared”(NKJV)

As I was painting I was also led to read the scriptures in Revelation 5:5-14, Revelation 8:3-5 and Revelation 10
Blessings
Pam

WITH EYES TO SEE

With Eyes to See

Pam Finlay

Acrylic on Canvas

June 2015

The peacock is a beautiful bird. Its tail feathers make me think of many eyes – having spiritual eyes to see.  God opens our spiritual eyes so that we believe.  In the natural we see by light reflecting on an object.  Like natural light shines, his spiritual light shines on the eyes of our heart.  When we receive the light of the Holy Spirit our spiritual eyes are opened to God’s truth, His word.   As the scripture in Ephesians 1:18 tells us

“The eyes of your understanding being enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints”. 

 Our spiritual eyes are enlightened so that we can understand.   Faith illuminates our understanding.   Revelation 1:7 tells us that Jesus is coming with the clouds and that every eye will see him and Luke 21:27 says that

“At the time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

The scripture in Proverbs 29:18 says that without a vision the people perish.  Without revelation passion diminishes and the fire burns out.  When our spiritual eyes are open to see we become inspired and revelation comes forth.  We burn with a deep desire for the Lord.  We are reflectors of His light, glory reflectors, illuminating His light to the earth. 

As I was painting the peacock I was also reminded of the scriptures in Revelation 4:6, Ezekiel 10:12 and Ezekiel 1:18 which refers to the wheels and the four living creatures with eyes all around.  The eyes are everywhere and are looking to Christ.  The rings of the wheels were “full of eyes”.  I also found the scripture in Zechariah 3:9 very interesting speaking about the seven eyes on that stone set before Joshua which the Lord of Hosts will engrave an inscription on  and He will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.   The number seven speaks of perfection.  Revelation 5:1 describes the opening of the book “sealed with seven seals”. 

I was also led to the scripture in Ezekiel 1:16-18 when it mentions the appearance of the wheels and their workings was like the colour of beryl and all four had the same likeness.  You may wonder how these scriptures refer to the peacock but as I was led to the scriptures more was revealed. Through the colour of the peacock God was revealing the colour “beryl”.  The colour of beryl is aquamarine – blue to blue green and this was the colour God led me to paint the peacock.  The colour of the wheels in Ezekiel’s vision was as the colour of a beryl stone.  It also speaks of the beryl stone in Daniel 10:6 seeing a radiant Christ in glorious splendour.

“His body also was like the beryl and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as flaming torches, and His arms and His feet like burnished brass, and the voice of His words like the voice of a multitude”. 

 The other thing the Lord was pointing out to me in this painting was the number of peacock feathers.  When I counted the number it came to 22 and Holy Spirit was leading me to seek out the biblical significance of the number 22.  When I searched I found that there are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet, and this number of letters proclaims the message of the eternal gospel.   There There are other scriptural references regarding the number 22 but what I found interesting was the last book of the bible, the book of Revelation contains 22 chapters. The number of revelation is the number 22. The divine seal of scripture (the perfect circle) is the number 22.  The Hebrew letter “Tav” is the 22^nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.  This letter is called the Seal of God, the Seal of Truth. 

A scripture that has 22 mentioned twice is Isaiah 22:22

“The key of the house of David I will lay on his shoulder; So he shall open and no one shall shut; And he shall shut, and no one shall open”

It is a time to see and seek God’s word, His revelation and cultivate prophetic sight, opening the eyes of your heart to understand His word and seek His truth.

God’s blessings,

Pam

 

 

THE BIGGER PICTURE - DOORS OF DESTINY CONTINUES

Doors of destiny continued…..  This painting started out as the tree of life.  I felt led to paint tracks through the foliage of the tree which is heavy laden with fruit.  When I painted the fruit it reminded me of spirals.  As I was painting I noticed double arched doors and when I turned the painting upside down they were revealed and the tracks in the foliage now looked like prayer steps of the warriors.  The tracks of restoration, steps of the forerunners, fuelled by God’s Spirit of burning, purified by His holy fire.   The fruit looked like whirlwinds from heaven that were moving and giving life, doing a work in us.  His glory is in the wind, bringing us closer to bearing much fruit.  He is raining righteousness on the spiritually dry ground.  These heavenly spirals of life are bringing us closer to Christ.  In the whirlwind Elijah just believed and he was taken up, raised up so to speak.

 The scripture that is speaking about His kingdom arising here on earth is Isaiah 60:1

 1 Arise (from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have kept you- rise to new life) Shine (be radiant with the glory of the Lord), for your light has come and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you (AMP).

The other scripture that is speaking to me is from Hosea 10:12 Sow for yourselves according to righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God); reap according to mercy and loving-kindness.  Break up your uncultivated ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, till He comes and teaches you righteousness and rains His righteous gift of salvation upon you. (AMP)

Have your heart softened, ready to receive the seed and bear much fruit.  Plant righteousness, harvest kindness.  Let us pursue knowledge of the Lord.
Hosea 6:1-3

1Come, and let us return to the Lord, for He has torn so that He may heal us; He has stricken so that He may bind us up. 
2 After two days He will revive us (quicken us, give us life): on the third day He will raise us up that we may live before Him. (AMP)

3 Yes, let us know (recognize, be acquainted with, and understand) Him; let us be zealous to know the Lord (to appreciate, give heed to, and cherish Him).  His going forth is prepared and certain as the dawn, and He will come to us as the (heavy) rain, as the latter rain that waters the earth.  

Blessings and love

Pam