Its Monday morning and the Lord had something for me. He waits patiently for me. He allows me to go about my routines and my own discoveries and style. After attempting a quick watercolor that amounted to nothing noteworthy, I went on youtube and a preacher's video with a strange title caught my attention. As I was reading the title, I spoke to my friend, my redeemer and my God, Jesus. I said, "Lord, surely this person is pure evil if this man is lying about such a thing as this! Lord, I need to know, so I'm going to have a listen." Well it didn't take long for me to determine that this man wasn't lying about what he perceived had happened. Whether the Lord was responsible I cannot say and I would not. But the man's motives spoke for themselves. There was no agenda nor anything but love and hope in his explanation and apparent consequences he spoke about. I listened and marveled. It brought me to hard core tears. Tears of sorrow, tears of joy but vastly tears of hope for mankind in Jesus alone. After watching that video, i happened upon a photographers posts. I saw a picture. Immediately I knew I had to open up my drawing pad and try this particular photo. I didn't get exactly close on the being behind the photograph. But I believe the Lord touched this. You see, I never really tackled doing portraits in my artwork apart from pet dogs. So this was not something I had planned on attempting at all. In fact, it was really the last thing I would choose to do. Except for this strange prodding, until I took out a purple erasable pencil and began. 30 minutes later I had completed the drawing. Then it hit me like a 200 mile an hour straight-line wind in my face! There was a message in it. I began to cry hard and the sorrow took over. I cried out to the Lord. "Tell me Lord. Why would you have me do such a thing?" I searched for the Bible Scripture. And found that scripture above. It was then, that I understood why He had me led me from one place to another this morning. After attaching this scripture to go with the drawing. I prayed. The Holy Spirit spoke to our God. I didn't understand the sounds I was hearing, yet I did understand one, that came forth from my mouth as I cried in prayer. Abba. The tone and heartache that came forth in my understanding was unmistakeable. I ended the prayer session with "Even so, Lord Jesus, come and get us. Save us Lord now, from what is only going to get worse. Come now, Lord Jesus. Father send our Savior now. I asked in Jesus' name." The thought came to my mind of exactly the results of this world and how terrible it will be for those left behind, as there will no longer be on earth "the restrainer."

And so now, I will share the picture that I drew in 30 minutes after 45 years of doing only one portrait over my lifetime to date. I hope you are moved to understand Its meaning in relation to the scripture the Lord placed upon it.