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Beginner watercolorist. Christian based art 🎨 (no NFTs) married to my soulmate ❤️

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Oh, to see the dawn
Of the darkest day:
Christ on the road to Calvary.
Tried by sinful men,
Torn and beaten, then
Nailed to a cross of wood.

This, the power of the cross:
Christ became sin for us,
Took the blame, bore the wrath:
We stand forgiven at the cross.

Oh, to see the pain
Written on Your face
Bearing the awesome weight of sin;
Every bitter thought,
Every evil deed
Crowning Your bloodstained brow.

Now the daylight flees,
Now the ground beneath
Quakes as its Maker bows His head.
Curtain torn in two,
Dead are raised to life;
‘Finished!’ the victory cry.

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Happy Sunday 🖼️ Painted from a reference from one of my walks by the desert 🏜️

#christianquotes #christianart #watercolours #watercolorlandscape by @prayerful.paints

Procreate Sketchbook

#psalm105 #procreateart #procreate #art #christianartwork by @prayerful.paints

Trying out procreate ! 🎨 So much fun!

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Chapter 6: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Part of my collection based on “A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23” by Phillip Keller

Book excerpt:
In a short time a whole flock can thus become infected with worms, nematodes, and scab. The final upshot is that both land and owner are ruined while the sheep become thin, wasted, and sickly.

The intelligent shepherd is aware of all this. Not only just for the welfare of his sheep and the health of his land, but also for his own sake and reputation as a rancher, he must take the necessary precautions to safeguard against these adverse animal traits. Such habits, in themselves, comprise very serious hazards.

The greatest single safeguard which a shepherd has in handling his flock is to keep them on the move.

That is to say, they dare not be left on the same ground too long. They must be shifted from pasture to pasture periodically. This prevents over-grazing of the forage. It also avoids the rutting of trails and erosion of land from over-use. It forestalls the re-infestation of the sheep with internal parasites or dis-ease, since the sheep move off the infested ground before these organisms complete their life cycles.
In a word - there must be a pre-determined plan of action, a deliberate, planned rotation from one grazing ground to another in line with right and proper principles of sound management. This is precisely the sort of action and the idea David had in mind when he spoke of being led in paths of righteousness.

In this following of a precise plan of operation les the secret for healthy flocks and healthy land.

#psalm23 #thelordismyshepherd #christianart by @prayerful.paints

Chapter 5: He Restores my Soul
Part of my collection based on “A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23” by Phillip Keller

Book excerpt:
He may well impose on us some sort of “diet”
or discipline” which we may find a bit rough and unpalatable at first. But again we need to reassure ourselves that it is for our own good, because He is fond of us, and for His own reputation as the Good Shepherd.

We may rest assured that He will never expect us or ask us to face more than we can stand (I Corinthians 10:13).
But what He does expose us to will
strengthen and fortify our faith and confidence in His control.

If He is the Good Shepherd we can rest assured that He knows what He is doing. This in and of itself should be sufficient to continually refresh and restore my soul. I know of nothing which so quiets and enlivens my own spiritual life as the knowledge that - “God knows what He is doing with me!”

#psalm23 #thegoodshepherd #watercolorartist #christianartwork #scriptureart by @prayerful.paints

Chapter 4: He Leadeth Me Beside Still Waters based on the book “A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23” by Phillip Keller

Excerpt:

“When sheep are thirsty they become restless and set out in search of water to satisty their thirst. If not led to the good water supplies of clean, pure water, they will often end up drinking from the polluted pot holes where they pick up such internal parasites as nema-todes, liver flukes or other disease germs.
And in precisely the same manner Christ, our Good Shepherd, made it clear that thirsty souls of men and women can only be fully satisfied when their capacity and thirst for spiritual life is fully quenched by drawing on Himself.”

“Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again; but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never be thirsty; but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.””
‭‭John‬ ‭4‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭

#livingwater #psalm23 #watercolor #christianartwork #christianart by @prayerful.paints

Chapter 3: He Maketh Me Lie Down in Green Pastures a series of paintings inspired by “A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23” by Phillip Keller

Excerpt:

The strange thing about sheep is that because of their very make-up it is almost impossible for them to be made to lie down unless four requirements are met.
Owing to their timidity they refuse to lie down unless they are free of all fear.
Because of the social behavior within a flock sheep will not lie down unless they are free from friction with others of their kind.
If tormented by flies or parasites, sheep will not lie down. Only when free of these pests can they relax.
Lastly, sheep will not lie down as long as they feel in need of finding food. They must be free from hunger.
It is significant that to be at rest there must be a definite sense of freedom from fear, tension, aggravations and hunger.
The unique aspect of the picture is that it is only the sheepman himself who can provide release from these anxieties. It all depends upon the diligence of the owner whether or not his fock is free of disturbing influences.

#psalm23 #watercolours #christianart #scriptureart #christianartwork by @prayerful.paints

For my psalm 23 collection based on “A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23” by Philip Keller.

Chapter 2 “I Shall Not Want” :

“He will go to no end of trouble and labor to supply them with the finest grazing, the richest pasturage, ample winter feed, and clean water. He will spare Himself no pains to provide shelter from storms, protection from ruthless enemies and the diseases and parasites to which sheep are so susceptible.

I shall not want Why? Because He is the sheepman to whom no trouble is too great as He cares for His flock. He is the rancher who is outstanding because of His fondness for sheep - who loves them for their own sake as well as His personal pleasure in them.“

#psalm23 #watercolor #scriptureart #christianart #christianartist by @prayerful.paints

For my Psalm 23 collection based on the book “A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23” by Philip Keller

Chapter one: The Lord is my Shepherd

“I recall quite clearly how in my first venture with sheep, the question of paying a price for my ewes was so terribly important. They belonged to me only by virtue of the fact that I paid hard cash for them. It was money earned by the blood and sweat and tears drawn from my own body during the desperate grinding years of the depression. And when I bought that first small flock I was buying them literally with my own body which had been laid down.” by @prayerful.paints

“Christians are the sort of people who sing at midnight.

When Paul and Silas lay in prison, beaten and bloodied and chained, their fellow prisoners heard them singing in their cell (Acts 16:25). When the Lord Jesus awaited his betrayal, he led his disciples in a hymn (Matthew 26:30). And, of course, when David and the psalmists walked through the twilight of God’s seeming silence, they sent songs into the darkness.

Christians sing not only at sunrise, when rescue has finally rushed over the horizon. They also sing at midnight, when the blackness makes the sun seem burnt out.

And often, God uses our midnight songs to keep us till the morning.“

- Scott Hubbard, Desiring God

Puritan prayer, Valley of Vision

This was painted following an Andy Evansen step by step as a part of his Mentorship Program

#christianart #christianartist #watercolor #scriptureart scriptur by @prayerful.paints