Budgerigars and Butterflies

Acts 5:38
'And now I say unto you,
Refrain from these men, and let them alone;
for if this counsel or this work be of men,
it will come to nought.
But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it;
lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.'

Books and Flowers (WC)

Proverbs 3:5
'Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not unto your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him
and He shall direct your paths.'

Linda And Dina

Ecclesiastes 10 :12
'The words of a wise man's mouth
are gracious,
But the lips of a fool
shall swallow him up.'

The Owl

Proverbs 22: 17
'Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your heart to my knowledge;
For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;
Let them be all fixed upon your lips,
So that your trust may be in the Lord;
I have instructed you today,
even you.'

ReD CaBLE FrEnCh KniT sKiRt over GrEy

Obadiah 12:15
"For the day of the Lord upon all the nations is near;
As you have done,
it shall be done to you;
Your reprisal shall return upon your own head."

Persecution of Christ

Matthew 27:27
'Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium (Governor's headquarters)
and gathered the whole garrison around Him.
And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.
When they had twisted a crown of thorns,
they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him
and mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
Then they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head.
Then when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him,
and led Him away to be crucified.'

ThE FloWeR ShOp

Isaiah 40:6a-8
'All flesh is grass,
And all it's loveliness is like the flower of the field.
The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever.'

Whoops I did not press down on the scanner...so blurrry is this copy!

Card for Lizzy

'She seeks wool and flax,
And willingly works with her hands.'
Proverbs 31:13

Hydrangeas

Ecclesiastes 12:11
'The words of the wise are like goads,
and the words of scholars are like well driven nails,
given by one Shepherd.
And further my son, be admonished by these.
Of making many books there is no end, and much study
is wearisome to the flesh.'  

NYC Taxi

I posted this picture up many moons ago.....the cover of an NGV magazine....but deleted it
change of mind...

2 Corinthians 1:20
'For all the promises of God in Him
are Yes, and in Him Amen,
to the glory of God through us.'

BluE BowL

Proverbs 12:23
'A prudent man conceals knowledge,
But the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.'

Libby Serving Coffee (collage)

Isaiah 43:20
'The beast of the field will honour Me,
The jackals and the ostriches,
Because I give waters in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert,
To give drink to My people,
My chosen.'

Dude

James 1:19
'So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear,
slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man
does not produce the righteousness of God.'

Lunch

Genesis 2:16-17
'And the Lord God commanded the man, saying,
"Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it,
you shall surely die."

Blue Dress

Psalm 94:19
'In the multitude of my anxieties within me,
Your comforts delight my soul.'

Scented Cherry

James 1;26
'If anyone among you thinks he is religious,
and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart,
this one's religion is useless.'

In ThE LiBraRy

James 1:25
'But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty
and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer
but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.'

Beach Lunch

James 2:5
'Listen, my beloved brethren; has not God chosen the poor of this world
to be rich in faith and
heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those who love Him?'

Cousin Elspeth on the Queen Elizabeth

Gouache and ink

Psalm 23v2b
"He leads me beside the still waters."

Waiting at the Funeral

There was a funeral ..
the Irish uncle
fond memory Sean..
this post for you.

Proverb 22:1
'A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches,
and loving favor than silver and gold.'

Eddita

Proverbs 22:11
'He that loveth pureness of heart,
for the grace of his lips
the king shall be his friend."

Gertie

Oh Gertie don't despair
your beauty lies within
thou like the lonely sparrow
on rooftop
your joy shall come.
jlm

Amos 3:7
'Surely the Lord God will do nothing,
but He revealeth His secret unto His servants the prophets.'

ReD ShoEs and GreeN suNglassEs

Proverbs 13:4
'The soul of the sluggard desireth and hath nothing:
but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.'

On ThE PhOne

Proverbs 13:3
'He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life:
but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.'

BirDs in VaSe

Amos 5:12
'"For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins:
they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor
in the gate from their right."

Bue Skies

Proverbs 16:17
'The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:
he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.'

In ThE CoUrtYaRd

Courtyard ponder
the confused, wonder.
Dissolved now..
scales dissipated.

Pupils open!
Power in the grave,
as false words she throws,
dissolved now.
jlm

A quote by Tennyson..
"Gossip is often a lot of rubbish.
The jumbled rubbish of a dream."

Proverb 11:13
'A talebearer revealeth secrets:
but he that is of a faithful spirit
concealeth the matter.'

Oliphant

I consider myself to be like Oliphant.
I may not look like Oliphant.
But that is not the point.

Oliphant liked to create spiritual music.
I am not as clever or as gifted as Oliphant.
My artworks are mere attempts at creating an image.
My spiritual input relies only on the reliable..
the Scriptures...

Acts Chapter 26:18
The Lord speaks to Saul re his future role...
"....To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light,
and from the power of Satan unto God,
that they may receive forgiveness of sins,
and inheritance among them
which are sanctified by faith that is in me."