Painting a Picture for the Prophets
As a creative and a revivalist, one of the ways I love to share God's heart is through prophetic art. In the beginning of 2021, I began to feel a stirring to paint a white horse. I wasn't sure why I felt such a stirring, but I knew the Lord had impressed on my heart to do it. Unbeknownst to me at the time, I would be working on a painting for the prophets.
It was no coincidence that the Lord would use three different prophets over the course of the year to confirm and encourage me to complete this piece along the way. Looking back now, it all makes sense, because the prophetic word connected to this piece would be one of importance for the prophets.
I leaned into the stirring I felt and sketched out a white horse on my newly purchased canvas. I even got as far as to paint the underpainting, but when I stepped back to look at my creation, I felt like I was painting the wrong horse, so I painted over it and set the project aside.
Right around that time, a prophet released a word over me about having an encounter with a white horse. Surprised by the word, I told the prophet I had plans to paint a white horse, and that my first attempt had not gone according to plan. It turned out to be only a matter of weeks for the prophet's word to come to pass. It was then that I realized the white horse I was meant to paint was the one from the encounter I'd had in the realm of the spirit.
Over the course of the year, the project remained untouched, delayed by circumstance, until the end of 2021 when I began to feel the urgency on this piece; once again the Lord used another prophet to confirm what I knew needed to be done.
I set aside the time to paint and also to pray. Creativity has a way of opening up a revelatory realm, and while painting this horse, and taking time to pray into it, I understood what the Lord was wanting me to release creatively, and the message behind the white horse painting.
The Spirit of Prophecy
I titled this piece "The Spirit of Prophecy," which I took from Revelation 19:10 which talks about the Spirit of prophecy being the testimony of Jesus. ("The Spirit of Prophecy" by Bernice Scheidler)
When you read chapter 19 in the book of Revelation, you see a picture of judgment and righteousness; the judgment of Babylon, the great harlot who corrupted the earth. You also see the time for the wedding of the Lamb come, and the Bride that made herself ready, arrayed in fine linen clean and bright, representing the righteous acts of the saints.
Further along in the chapter, you read about the rider who is called Faithful and True, riding on a white horse; followed by the armies of Heaven dressed in fine linen, riding on white horses.
As I read through this chapter, it seemed like words and phrases jumped off the page trying to tell me they were connected to my white horse painting.
Releasing the Testimony of Jesus
I see God using the prophets in 2022 to release the Spirit of prophecy, which is the testimony of Jesus; as they do, righteousness will be released causing the lost to turn their hearts to Jesus and those who are backslidden to come back into alignment with God.
What does that mean exactly?
Many think righteousness equates to following the law, but this is a religious mindset. Living under the Law leads to death. If you live by the Law, the Law will require righteousness from you that you are unable to fulfill on your own, putting you in a position where you will be judged by that Law, and the Law is an unforgiving judge. But the good news is that Jesus came so that you may have life and life more abundantly.
Romans 8:3-5 tells us that God sent His only Son in the form of sinful flesh to condemn sin in the flesh, so that the righteous requirement of the Law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
Matthew 5:17 tells us that Jesus did not come to abolish the Law or the prophets, He came to fulfill
them.
The Source of Righteousness
"But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the prophets testify. This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." (Romans 3:21-24, NIV)
Righteousness does not come from our good deeds; our righteousness comes from our faith in what Jesus did for us! He did it all.
Jesus + nothing else = salvation. Not Jesus + striving, or Jesus + how good we are = a religious mindset. Does this mean that as a child of God you can live however you want then? No, it simply means we shift from obeying the law to obeying God! In essence, we become slaves to righteousness.
Slaves to Righteousness
"What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?" (Romans 6:15-16) (Photo via Unsplash)
As the prophets release the Spirit of prophecy, a wave of fresh revelation will go out causing the Body of Christ to come back into alignment, back into right relationship and true intimacy with God. The Bride will begin to understand righteousness in a new way, and this will bring life to the Body. The religious spirit will be broken off of many, as well as works and striving.
The Prophets Will Be Vindicated - Get Ready for a Turnaround!
God is about to restore abundantly above and beyond to the prophets what the enemy tried to take from them. God says His prophets will be vindicated in this season!
Even as the enemy tried to destroy the prophets, God warns in Psalm 105:15, "Do not touch My anointed ones; do My prophets no harm."
For all of the suffering, for all of the judgment, for all the condemnation, for every negative word spoken about them, God says, get ready for the turnaround! Yes, even as the prophets walked through the fire, even as the prophets walked through a time of testing, God says that His righteous prophets passed the test, and now promotion and power will be their portion. A mighty revival of souls will be attributed to them, and great harvest will come as a result of how He is about to move through His righteous prophets!
Immersed in Living Water
Just as the white horse in the painting is immersed in the water, the righteous prophets will be immersed in the living water! I see the Holy Spirit coming in like a tsunami wave behind the prophets, resulting in demonstrations of power. The Kingdom – it is not a matter of words, but power! This display of power will result in a harvest of souls.
What will be released by the prophets will be caught by the Body. As the Body comes back into alignment, it will begin to shine like light...a Bride salty and full of light – the righteous Bride, without spot or wrinkle. The righteous will go, and as they do, demons will flee and bondages will be broken; people will be saved, healed and delivered.
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Bernice Scheidler
Bernice Scheidler Ministries
Email: bernicescheidler@gmail.com
Websites: www.bernicescheidler.com | www.bernicescheidlerart.com
Bernice Scheidler was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, and moved to America with her husband Josh in 2010. They currently reside in Redmond, Oregon, along with their three children, where together they planted Ignite Faith Church in 2016. She is a revivalist and is passionate about the call of God on her life. She places great emphasis on the importance of prayer in her life and the life of the Believer. If she could choose any title in the world it would be "friend of God"! She is called to release the Kingdom of God here on Earth through sharing the Gospel, releasing God's heart to others through dreams, visions, the prophetic, the creative arts, and acts of service that will propel and champion others in their callings. Her heart's desire is for people to encounter God in a very powerful way, bringing them the salvation, healing, deliverance, breakthrough and freedom they desire. She longs to see people turn their hearts fully to God. She believes in signs, wonders and miracles, and all the gifts of the Spirit, and that the Body of Christ should operate in them today!
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