DEVOTION
A Splash of Gold
By Cathy Irvin
Staff Writer
CBN.com
- The other night my art group was discussing changing our name. In thinking about the old story of Midas and his golden touch, I came up with "Golden Brush."
I immediately thought of royalty and the greatest Painter of all--the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He is the Master Painter. Just look at His creation--the trees, the sky, and the red and gold fall season that is upon us.
I can picture the Lord with His golden brush painting each individual leaf on those massive trees that line the mountainsides. I never liked red, green, brown, orange, or gold, so I never decorated with them.
But last year I bought platters shaped as oak leaves along with some decorative pumpkins and gourds for my kitchen table. It was warm and inviting and, after fall and Thanksgiving, I realized how much I liked the season.
Venturing into the crisp, cool air of the morning is a welcome change from the intense summer heat. I saw a headline in the paper, “Has Autumn Been Cancelled?" and thought that the changing seasons is one thing we can depend on.
The Lord has it all under control. It may be shorter or longer than what we think we’d like--sometimes summer seems to never end and, at other times, winter seems too long---but winter, spring, summer, and fall, God wants and will have them all.
I love summer more than spring and fall, but I’ve never liked the winter months. The leaves are gone. You have to travel in ice and snow. But I realize it’s necessary to clear the air. I can imagine it being like a blank canvas for an artist. Soon the green grass and leaves will peep out. Then there will be a different painting as gray skies are painted blue.
Artists paint with pen and ink and charcoal, and they have their place as well. But I prefer a golden sun and the picture of a beautiful pink flower over a yellow background that I won as a prize. As I said, I used to not like fall colors, but I’ve changed. I also was never fond of yellow, but now I like it splashed among shades of blue. I even painted my kitchen a summer wheat color to give it that warm Tuscany look.
I realized that I am a creature of change. God our Father, the Master Painter of the world loves color, too. Just gaze up into the sky, and you’ll see that it changes to different hues of pinks and blues and gold.
He takes His golden brush and paints up the world. He also adds His golden touch to our lives if we let Him.
He is painting our lives in His special way, so that we might add color to this dark world. What if this was a land without color? It would be boring, dull, and gloomy. One of the reasons God created the seasons was to add His golden touch.
We are to be a light to the world we live in and, hopefully, we're bringing life to our surroundings. Let us give the Lord permission to change us, to add that splash of gold. Then we can be a welcome change in this life filled with people who need a dab of paint upon their minds and hearts. Their lives can be changed from glory to glory until they are a work of art so that the Master of their soul can say, “Now you are My child, and I can display you for all the world to see.”
And God said,
"Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years.” (Genesis 1:14, NIV)
"The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out." (Proverbs 13:9, NIV)
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