Inspiring Scripture: Here are some scripture passages artists could think and meditate upon that pertain to the coming art themes:
“Light”
- Saul on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:3-9)
- Jesus as the Light (John 1:3-5)
- First Day of Creation – Light (Genesis 1:1-5)
- Light of the world/City on a hill (Matthew 5:14-16)
- God is Light (1 John 1:5)
- Fellowship with one another as we walk in the light (1 John 1:6-7)
- Glory of the Lord shone around the shepherds (Luke 2:8-14)
- The city had no need of Sun or Moon for the glory of God is its light (Revelation 21:23)
“Called”
- Deuteronomy 28:10 — “all the peoples on the earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord”
- Psalm 9:11 — “Proclaim among the nations what he has done.”
- Psalm 105:1 — “make known among the nations what He has done”
- Isaiah 6:3 — “They were calling to one another: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.’”
- Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15 – The Great Commission
- Luke 10:2 — “harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few” (see John 4:35)
- Isaiah 40:3 — A voice of one calling: “In the desert prepare the way for the LORD…”
- Isaiah 7:14 — “…The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”
- Hosea 11:1 — “…out of Egypt I called my son.”
- Isaiah 9:6-7 — “…And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
