My friend and faithful blog reader Kathleen Krucoff helped organize a display of members’ art at Monument Community Presbyterian Church this month. We both helped close out the exhibition during yesterday’s Sunday morning service. She opened with a snippet from my blog on spirit-filled art from a couple of years ago:

Who was the first person in the Bible said to be filled with the Spirit? And for what?

The Lord said to Moses, “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft. (Exodus 31.1 – 5, ESV, emphasis mine)

The first person in the Bible filled with the Spirit of God was an artist, called to work on building the tabernacle and teach others to do the same. – Ewellogy, June 9, 2019

As I reflected on that idea in preparing for a dedicatory prayer, I realized that it’s only reasonable that the first spirit-filled person was an artist since the first artist was God himself! On Saturday, we looked at his sunrise.

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. (Psalm 19.1, ESV)

On Sunday, we admired the fall colors, which continue to dazzle. We can’t stop taking pictures of our aspens.

Today, let’s remember that we ourselves are part of his artwork:

We have become his poetry, a re-created people that will fulfill the destiny he has given each of us, for we are joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. Even before we were born, God planned in advance our destiny and the good works we would do to fulfill it! (Ephesians 2.10, TPT, emphasis mine))

The note on “poetry” adds:

The beautiful Greek word used here is translated “poem” or “poetry.” Our lives are the beautiful poetry written by God that will speak forth all that he desires in life.