# 8 The Artist

Joh 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

He, the Light, the Word, was in the world. He came to His own creation. This creation that “declares the glory of God.” This firmament that shows His handiwork. Day unto day creation utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. “ (Ps 19:1-3)

Just  a glance, a touch, a tuned ear to God’s creation will testify of the character of the Triune God! Thunder, earthquakes, storms declare His judgment. Peaceful sunsets, tranquil ponds, meadows blanketed with flowers declare His grace. The relentless rising and setting of the sun, and the changing seasons declare His great faithfulness. The wide expanse of a starlit night declares His unsearchable eternal awesomeness. All of it, reflecting a bit of His glory, and all of it made by Him!

Those people who appreciate art, can look at a painting and identify the artist. A born-again believer can look at creation and identify the Creator! A Christian looks at the created world and immediately identifies the artist as Jesus Christ, and he responds in awe and worship of Him.

This artist has always been there hovering over the easel, at a distance, perhaps taking in the crown of His creation…..man! Ps 8:5 For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.

Then God did something marvelous! He sent His only Son INTO the painting. The Artist became part of the canvas. Now, His creation can know Him personally! He didn’t come as a tree, or an animal, He came as a fellow human being with real flesh and real bones! He came to those whom He had created in His image, but for the most part they rejected Him as the artist.

What a pity! For as many as received Him, as many who said, “You are the Artist, the Son of the Living God,” He gave the right to be called children of God!