Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
“Le Rêve” means ‘The Dream’ in French. Le Rêve was an expensive oil painting on canvas by Pablo Picasso in 1932. This painting was owned by Las Vegas casino magnate Steve Wynn who bought it for $48 million in 2001. In the year 2006, due to his poor eyesight, Wynn accidentally punctured it causing a visible tear. However, it was restored by an unnamed “art surgeon” for $90,000. After the costly restoration, it was sold to Steven Cohen for $155 million.
Le Rêve is a beautiful analogy of God’s handiwork on our life. Our life starts as a plain white canvas. The Master Artist starts painting our life by adding colours to the canvas by planting us in a family. Even friends have their role to shape and the harsh circumstances sharpen our final picture. In the eyes of God each of us are unique, expensive and special. The twists and turns in life are only to bring out the bold, best and bright colours from within. God has an unique “Rêve”, “Dream” for you and for me.
The Lord’s life-purpose was revealed to Joseph through two dreams. However, until he was ready, the canvas of Joseph was kept in hiding and the Lord added colours and features on the canvas of his life. The paintbrush of Joseph’s canvas was in God’s hand, not his brothers, Potiphar or the Pharaoh.
Le Rêve:
1. Peach: Background colours create the depth and perfect finish to the painting. The canvas on Joseph’s painting would have had dark background colours in the pit and the prison only to accentuate the compassionate peach-pink in his heart. When Joseph saw his brothers after 20 years he remembered his dreams not their brutality.
2. Plum: God then would have painted on the plum dark background white and silver lining to mark purity as he fled from the adultery.
3. Purple: And finally the purple coat would have finished Joseph’s painting, as a mark of royalty, when he was exalted as the Prime Minister of Egypt.
God is working on your canvas to finish Le Rêve.
Prayer: Father God, when blue and black are splashed at me, help me to remember that my painting is in progress. Amen.
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