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Doors have particular significance in Scripture. Although each of these doors, with its own beautiful architecture, represents a different country, the message of Christ's offer of salvation through Him is universal and remains the same for every country, in any language, to all people. Contemplate each of these Bible verses, take in the artistry of these doors from around the globe, then consider: Have you knocked? Have you opened? Have you entered?
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds;
and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened."
Matthew 7:6-8
"Here I am! I stand at the door and knock.
If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,
I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me."
Revelation 3:20
"I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture." John 10:9
Corrie ten Boom used this fabric when she taught about trusting God's perspective. We can't see what He sees.
What a beautiful, tangible illustration of God's presence in our lives! The image on the right, as those of us who do stitchery know, shows the underside of a project. It's where all the knotted thread ends up, very often in a tangled, chaotic mess! On the flip side, however, we see the project as it is intended to be; a beautiful crown, embroidered with love and tender care.
Although~ We can't seem to get our acts together. We're a bunched up, stressed out, tangled mess. We procrastinate. We choose the easy way. We stand back instead of standing tall. We remain comfortable instead of reaching beyond. We stay silent instead of speaking up or speaking out. We keep still instead of stepping forward.
We're distracted, disgruntled, disinclined. We run away instead of running toward. We find excuses not to read His Word. We fret and worry instead of bowing in prayer. Our trust is in men and not in God. We look away when we should look to Him. We get tripped up and stumble. We fall. We fail. And yet~ Through our faith in Jesus Christ, we are royalty. He is a God of forgiveness, of mercy, of love.
We are daughters of a king.
Not just any king.
The King of Kings. He sees the crown. "The crown of righteousness..." 2 Timothy 4:8 "The crown of life..." James 1:12 "The crown of glory..." 1 Peter 5:4 Know that in the midst of our knotted, tangled lives, the Lord is always there, waiting for us to come to Him to receive our crowns.
With thanks to tenboom.org for sharing a photo of this embroidery, which is hanging at the Corrie ten Boom Museum in Haarlem, Holland.
Carli Milacci's passion for travel has taken her to beautiful countries around the globe such as Italy, Switzerland and Israel. Among her favorite destinations within the US are Wyoming, and Alaska. She's had many unique opportunities to take gorgeous photos, and has decided to use her talent for photography to bring glory to God. Carli bases the creation of her wall art on Deuteronomy 6:5-9, which instructs us to always keep God's Word on our minds, placing it "on the doorposts of your house and on your gates." The artistic addition of Scripture to her photos encourages us to do just that. She hopes her art will help us to "be reminded of God's promises, meditate on His goodness, and rejoice in all that He has given to us and done for us in Christ Jesus."
Carli accepts special orders; if you have a favorite Bible verse she'd be happy to add it to any of her photographs! She also offers any of her pieces translated into Spanish.
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