Using Art to Glorify God
Since I am now retired and no longer serving a church, I’ve been looking for new ways I might be able to offer a positive witness of my faith to others. One new way I’ve discovered is creating and sharing memes on social media. Doing so affords me the opportunity to combine my love for God, Creation and photography. I have enjoyed putting Scripture passages or inspirational words onto pictures I have taken over the years. These memes are shared on three different Facebook pages. I share them on my own Facebook page. I also share them on R120’s Facebook page. R120 is a non-profit organization I support. Its name comes from Romans 1:20 which reminds us of the universal witness of Creation to God’s “eternal power and divine nature.” I have also recently started a SeeingCreation Facebook page that features these memes. If you are on Facebook and have not liked one of these three pages I hope you will do so.
I have found so much joy in creating memes that I would encourage you to find your own unique way of sharing your faith. Many of you have hobbies that can certainly be used for God’s glory. It may be poetry, music, photography, painting, quilting, pottery, cross-stitching, crocheting, calligraphy, baking, or any number of other artistic expressions. The arts have been used as expressions of worship and faith from the very beginning. The Creator God apparently delights in our own creativeness. I would even dare say that the Creator God is reflected in our own creativeness. So give it a try. Find some way to offer a positive witness through the gifts God has given you.
Below you will find a few of the memes I’ve already posted. I hope you like them. If you have suggestions for verses or inspirational sayings you’d like to see used in one of my memes, let me know.
–Chuck 
