The Vision

I heard the Lord say, "Cast your bread upon the waters and I will make you fishers of men."   I saw that when bread was thrown in the water, the current carried it.   As it floated upon the water,  below the surface I could see many fish gathering and swimming upward toward the bread.  I watched as the water softened the break making it edible for the fish.

The Message

Jesus is the bread of life.  He, along with the Father and the Holy Spirit work together as one.  The Father draws the fish (the men) to His Son (the bread, the word) by casting it on the water (the Holy Spirit) who then softens the bread to make it edible (i.e. apparent to those willing to receive it).   God has a message to deliver to those He is drawing.  His message is one of hope (the rainbow) and eternal life through His Son.

Jesus told His disciples to follow Him and that He would make them fishers of men.  As professional fisherman, they knew how to use a net to catch fish.  However, Jesus would teach them a "new thing" --namely, how to catch men through the power of the Holy Spirit.  Fish as you know, will eat bread but the bread must be first softened in the water.  However, like the fish, man cannot receive the bread of Life without the power of the Holy Spirit (represented by the water) who makes the bread edible to the hungry heart of mankind.

Scripture References

Exodus 16:3-5,Deuteronomy 8:2-3, Ezekiel 47:1-28, Isaiah 44:3-8 & 55:10-11,  Joel 2:27-29, Luke 22:7 & 19, John 6:31-58, John 7:36-42, Hebrews 10:1-22  

The Painting

Original size:  36" x 41 3/4"  gouache on watercolor paper
Print size:  18" x 24" are $25.00, larger sizes available by special order only