Isaiah 61:3 To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. “Le Rêve” means ‘The Dream’ in French. In the year 2006, Steve Wynn, the owner of the painting, due to his poor eyesight, accidentally punctured the painting with his elbow and caused 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. The original sale deed for Le Rêve before it was damaged was $139...
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11 October 2025 – Le Rêve– Part 4
“Don’t call me Naomi”, she told them. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter. I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. “Le Rêve” means ‘The Dream’ in French. In the year 2006, Steve Wynn, the owner of the painting, due to his poor eyesight, accidentally punctured the painting with his elbow and caused 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. Steve Wynn had struck a deal with Steven A. Cohen...
9 October 20259 October 2025
10 October 2025 – Le Rêve – Part 3
Psalm 105:19 Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the LORD tested Joseph’s character. “Le Rêve” means ‘The Dream’ in French. Le Rêve was an expensive oil painting on canvas by Pablo Picasso in 1932. Oil painting takes days and even weeks to dry. In the layering or glazing method, each layer must thoroughly dry before the next coating. Hence, it can even take up to 6 months to finish one painting. The Lord God also uses glaze painting methodology on the canvas of our life. After every layer He allows the paint to dry before He moves to...
8 October 20258 October 2025
09 October 2025 – Le Rêve – Part 2
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. Watching a painter sketch and paint the canvas can be a very intriguing experience. They will start with base colours that might look dull and boring. As the work of art progresses, there will be bold splashes here and there that could perplex the viewer but the painter has a...
8 October 20258 October 2025
08 October 2025 – Le Rêve – Part 1
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...
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07 October 2025 – Sore Thumb – Part 7
1 Kings 18:17-18 When he/(Ahab) saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?” “I have not made trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “But you and your father’s family have. You have abandoned the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals. “Sore Thumb sticks out.” The root of mockery and dissension springs from arrogance and pride. The proud and arrogant person—“Mocker” is his name— behaves with insolent fury (Proverbs 21:24). Rebellion, envy and pride can blind the eyes of a person to the truth of the Gospel. Elijah was a radical and dynamic prophet but King Ahab addressed...
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06 October 2025 – Sore Thumb – Part 6
Acts 19:23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way. “Sore Thumb sticks out.” Be on guard for a great disturbance or a spiritual attack at the brink of the breakthrough. Our spiritual progress stands out like a sore thumb to the hellish offenders. Hell is traumatized when souls are saved from sickness, sorcery and sin. The Apostle Paul brought about a great revival in the pagan city of Ephesus. A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand...
5 October 20255 October 2025
05 October 2025 – Sore Thumb – Part 5
Daniel 6:3 Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. “Sore Thumb sticks out.” The old proverb goes, “The tree with the sweetest fruit attracts the most stones”. Lush and fruitfulness attracts the eyes of evil men and hellish offenders. Excellence, brilliance and productivity attracts uncalled for enemies, criticism and opposition. Daniel was exceptionally good at his work. The spirit of excellence attracted the attention of the king and he was promoted as the chief administrator of the whole kingdom. However, excellence attracts...
4 October 20254 October 2025
04 October 2025 – Sore Thumb – Part 4
Genesis 39:9 “No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?” “Sore Thumb sticks out.” Unfaithfulness and infidelity is rampant and has invaded and destroyed morality, ethics and integrity in the world. A life with pristine moral and ethical values is looked down as abnormal, conservative and ridiculed. Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers at around 17 years. The brawly young man feared God and was faithful to his master....
3 October 20253 October 2025
03 October 2025 – Sore Thumb – Part 3
Daniel 3:7 Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and all kinds of music, all the nations and peoples of every language fell down and worshiped the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. “Sore Thumb sticks out.” A 13 years old Christian girl was demanded to remove the cross on her necklace in the UK as it would adversely affect other diverse religious beliefs. However, Muslim and Sikh pupils were allowed to wear the symbols of their religion. The power of the cross from a tiny crucifix in the...