3:2 – Pixelated Faith

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Pixelated art seems to be all the rage. Tonight, I started working with Perler beads and making Legend of Zelda creations. If you dont know what pixelated art is, think back to the Original Super Mario Brothes game. That is what it is.

I then wondered if there were apps that could take a real picture, pixelated it, and tell me what beads to use. I found one and put in a picture. For 3800 beads, I could make out the image of me. If I made it 500 beads wide, it would take 187,500 beads to finish. This image was almost photo realistic. But that would take for ever to complete. Is the 3800 beads enough?

Both in Faith and the Bible, we often do the minimum or what we think we need to do. We get the gist of what it looks like, but the image is very Pixelated. Imagine if we spent the lifetime, pain stakingly adding beads. How clear would the picture be?

Scripture

• All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness – 2 Timothy 3:16
• Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name – John 20:30-31
• And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll. – Revalation 22:19

Reflection

God breathed out all scripture Nd all scripture is true. It is sin and the person taken from the tree of life if words are removed. On top of everything in the Bible, we know, there are still things left out due to the enormity of Jesus’s works.

What does this mean? How can we have a full faith if we don’t study the scriptures? If we pick and chose those that agree with us but are out of context with the rest of the Word, are we sinners?

In a nutshell, we would have a pixelated understanding of God, faith, and ourselves. As we start 2020, be sure to add as many beads to make your picture as clear as possible.

Challenge

Read a new passage in the bible. Talk to someone about their faith or yours. Ask questions. You will ne reearddd with a clearer picture.

Prayer

God Almighty, thank you for the chance to be in this world. Our faith is pixelated but we want to have a clearer image. Help us fill in the beads of your faith, our relationship with you and all of those around you. We love you and come to your for guidance, strength, and vision. Amen.