In His Image Painting

A Horse is a formidable animal, beautiful and powerful, the picture of royalty and strength. They were traditionally used in warfare and is the picture of a fierce warrior, running towards the enemy without showing fear. The Butterfly is a picture of Transformation. He goes through a proses called metamorphosis – changes in his life cycle. They are being transfigured or transformed from one thing to a total different one in appearance. New Oxford American dictionary : “Transform – make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of:” Through our hardships, and trials here on earth we are being transformed from being worms to beautiful butterflies and even warrior horses - all by the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit through the work of Christ done on the Cross. Rom 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world (this age), {fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs}, but be transformed (changed) by the {entire} renewal of your mind {by its new ideas and its new attitude}, so that you may prove {for yourselves} what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].” 2 Cor 3:18 “And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendour and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit.” 2Co 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. We must go through a metamorphosis (be transformed) From being a slave to sin and our own flesh, to being a son / daughter of God. The process begins in a cocoon – in the dark – where no-one can see – in the mind, only by the Holy Spirit. To become a butterfly, the worm must give-up his life as a worm – die to self. He must be set-apart. Then the Holy Spirit can take over and during the cocoon-stage - (rest in the Lord) - He can transform that which I have spoken to thee of.’