DO NOT FEAR

DO NOT FEAR…
”…for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
For I am the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior”

/Isaiah 43:1-3

”My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
/2 Corinthians 12

”The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
/Deuteronomy 31:8 

MY SOUL LONGS FOR YOU

THE LONGING 💜

”God, you are my God;
I earnestly search for you.
My soul thirsts for you;
my whole body longs for you
in this parched and weary land
where there is no water.

I have seen you in your sanctuary
and gazed upon your power and glory.
Your unfailing love is better than life itself;
how I praise you!

I will praise you as long as I live,
lifting up my hands to you in prayer.
You satisfy me more than the richest feast.
I will praise you with songs of joy.

I lie awake thinking of you,
meditating on you through the night.
Because you are my helper,
I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings.
I cling to you; your strong right hand holds me securely.”

Psalm 63

BREATH OF HEAVEN

”His song of love awakes my heart again.
His warm breath breathes life, new life to everything in me that was cold and frozen.

His love heals every wound.
New branches will grow, a time to flourish will come.
God is making everything new.

It doesnt matter how weak I am – in Him I have everything I need. He is my strenght.”

”So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
/Isaiah 41:10

”A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice”
/Isaiah 42:2

You are held by God, He is your eternal light.

”No longer will you need the sun to shine by day, nor the moon to give its light by night, for the Lord your God will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
/Isaiah 60:19 

FRIHET.

Långfredagen.

Jesus dog på ett kors.

Kompakt mörker, död och hopplöshet.

Tystnad.

En ny dag gryr.

Ljuset bryter igenom.

Marken skakar…

Livet segrar!

Hopp!

Liv!

Frihet!

Jesu dog och uppstod.

Tog min skuld, sjukdom, synd och skam.

Tog mina bördor, bojor och fångenskap.

Gav mig liv, förlåtelse, hopp, kärlek, glädje.

Av nåd. Helt oförtjänt.

Öppnade vägen till Gud.

Jesus – Den vackraste gåvan.

Jag kan inget annat än att bara säga:

Ja! Tack!

Och berätta om den vackraste gåvan jag fått: Jesus

”Han har frälst oss från mörkrets välde och fört oss in i sin älskade Sons rike. I honom är vi friköpta och har fått förlåtelse för våra synder.”
Kol 1:13-14

”Ni som var döda på grund av era överträdelser och er oomskurna natur, också er har han gjort levande med Kristus. Han har förlåtit oss alla överträdelser och strukit ut det skuldebrev som med sina krav vittnade mot oss. Det har han tagit bort genom att spika fast det på korset.”
/Kol 2:13-15

THE JOY OF SALVATION

”There is a joy, welling up, like rivers, unstoppable!
Beautiful and lifegiving rivers. This beautiful gift of salvation.
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! My hope, my love, my peace.”

”Look! God—yes God—is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid.
For the Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”
You will draw water joyfully from the wells of salvation.”/Isaiah 12

”Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!”Philippians 4

”I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in
Me should not abide in darkness.”/John 12:46

Summer breeze

He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.” /Psalms 147:18

”My beloved spoke and said to me, “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me.

See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land.

The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.

Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me.”
/Song of Songs 2:10-13

”You heavens above, rain down my righteousness;
    let the clouds shower it down.
Let the earth open wide,
    let salvation spring up,
let righteousness flourish with it;
    I, the Lord, have created it.”
/Isaiah 45:8

”Your love is like a warm breeze.
The warmth of your breath is melting my fear away.

Your sun, your love, gently unfolds my so tightly wrapped up defense.
Like heavy chains falling off, one by one.

Now I’m free. Bursting into summer. Blossoming.

Mixed media, 118 x 78 cm