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The lowly donkey. Made into a clown for our amusement by western “civilization“. For the rest of the world, only the kingly could ride upon the beast. It was a donkey that carried Mary and her unborn fetus, Jesus, to His birth in Bethlehem. And to His death as told in Mark 11:2, “And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.“ I saw the the untamed donkey waiting to carry The Christ near the red door for the Triumphal Entry. I saw the Horse commune with the lowly creature reminding it that in its weighty burden is the hope of life that comes from this particular death. But is it the White Horse of Revelation 6:2, ”And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.”? Or is this the Pale Horse to usher in the next and final Triumphant Entry as spoken of in Revelation 6:8, “And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. Or is this the Holy Spirit? And are we the donkey? This is called A Mission of Mercy. Why the 30 rose petals? tick tick tick… Till the other side then. PRINTS and GICLEES COMING SOON!!

Never underestimate the power of Grandma Love! After I began this painting I learned of Grandma Margaret, of the White Earth Nation, and well remembered by her family for the owls she collected and subsequently inherited. Why she collected them is unknown to me and all that matters is that they bring back memories of love to hers. Ahhh the love. We all seek to love and be loved. And most of us desire one more moment with our gram. It is an international/globally cultural common phenomenon. Just as all cultures know of God our Father, the creator of the heavens and the earth and revere Him with a different face, a different robe, but with the same love, the same heart, the same adoration. The same Jesus. So there I was out in the Black Hills of South Dakota in 2019 for an extended stay waking from a dream to create another specific painting. In obedience, I sketched and as an owl emerged and had settled itself on a crown of glory at total peace and doing just fine. Well okay then! Good! Thank you Jesus! I saw behind it black and white stripes which represented recognition where for some tribes Jesus is depicted wearing a prayer robe of black and white stained with the red of His blood. The crown is adorned with seven red wooden beads, two of which remain hidden, and representing one young man's journey of a boy from a tragic birth to a tragic death as a man. Scripture from Ephesians 2:4 states "But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions-it is by grace you have been saved." I have come to understand that this painting is a gift of mercy from the Holy Spirit to a family that grieves their son. Aptly named Owl Always Love You" it shares that yes indeed that is well with his soul. Luke 23:43 And Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you, Today shall you be with me in paradise". I hear in my Spirit the song 'It Is Well With My Soul' by Audrey Assad... ...My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought My sin, not in part but the whole, Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more, Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, o my soul It is well (it is well) With my soul It is well, it is well with my soul... Because of Gods grace and mercy, it is indeed. Punctuated by James 2:13 "because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment." https://youtu.be/0vMQGiIoaq8 We too can look forward to our own crown of glory. James 1:12 "Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the LORD has promised to those who love him." Yes this young man had demons plaguing him his entire life and yet never gave up on Jesus. Yes Jesus. He really does love you more than grandma. But then she learned it from Him and she passed the love on to hers. They remember. She made a difference. PRINTS AND GICLEES available at https://www.propheticsgallery.com/store-warehouse/art_print_products/store-warehouse-iry0a0m31jk Blessings to you with Jesus in your heart and yes we will meet up on the other side.

From Ezekiel 34:26, “ I will make them and the places all around my hill a blessing, and I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be showers of blessing.” This is an original oil called Bring The Rains In its creation, I heard the song by Mercy Me singing... 🎶 Bring me joy, bring me peace Bring the chance to be free Bring me anything that brings You glory And I know there'll be days When this life brings me pain But if that's what it takes to praise You Jesus, bring the rain🎶 Jesus will most definitely bring you the rain. https://youtu.be/e8HgAVenbUU

This original oil called Hubris depicts the vision I saw in 2016 and rested on the back burner until it was released to me to recreate a few months ago. The vision consisted of a pyramid suspended in the air whose base had been eroded by the living water. The vision reminded me of the crumbling of the modern-day Pharaohs due to self-glory of their self-awareness. This piece, Hubris, is defined as the exaggerated pride or overinflated self-confidence we mortals contend with since The Fall, which still stands as the best example of hubris. In the Bible Satan's sin that led to his downfall is described in Isaiah 14:12 "How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will also sit upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High." But we are redeemed per 1 Corinthians 15:52, "in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 for this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 so when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” God always wins.

There have been lots and lots of clips and political videos being bandied about. Ask questions. Get answers. How does what "they" say line up with... The TRUTH. It steps eagerly forward and presents itself. One subject. One answer. The products. Fewer ingredients are best. Like the God diet. If God made it, the odds are in your favor over human-made. The human diet. The more human touched it, the more likely it is not good for you or will cost you extra. More ingredients make more money. (I.e., cell phones. Could have been made as a stand-alone indestructible item, but then the new industry of cell phone paraphernalia would be non-existent, and somebody would be out billions. The politics. Who will be the one to speak for your voice? Whoever... Whomever... you choose, make an intelligent decision. You will answer to God for your choice. Oh yes you will! Is your candidate worth your immortal soul? Like health. For years, it was plenty of fresh air, good God food and exercise with a dose of rest, and Vitamin C from orange juice, but now it appears that humanmade has messed around with the chemical structure of simple orange juice and tainted it, and lots of water but now you need to be careful on that too as humans also messed with it as well. ). Z- packs, antibiotics, vaccines, prevent prevent prevent. Big money, massive money is made in preventing illness. And human hands are all over it. Look at cigarettes. They used to be simple tobacco and rolling papers and fairly organic. Then someone had an idea of adding filters out of the new fiberglass and growing more, better, and faster by adding in chemicals to birth a whole new industry which in turn created another new industry for treating the body for the damages done. Like politics. The emotional and irrational thinking is to vote for this one because you hate, dislike, cannot agree with, and have no respect for the other one. Keep in mind that we will each answer to God for our choice. Weave through the emotionally clinging egos. They Evade. Blame. Defend. Is there enough of the truth to get you to begin to listen? Keep in mind what you hear, you cannot unhear and attaches to your reasoning. Think about it🔥 Pray on it.

This oil painting called A White Muzzle is a tribute to a good dog's life. Gilda Radner, comedian, once said, “I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive.” She was right. Blaze lived his life out loud. He was a great neighbor. And his people… lived dominion Jesus style per Genesis when God gave humanity dominion over the animals, it was in order to care for, tend to, and use those animals to their fullest potential in a just and loving manner. A portion of the print sales for A White Muzzle will go to the Humane Society. #artontheoutskirts #propheticsgallery #adogslife #whitemuzzle #dominionjesusstyle

An interesting thought… according to Romans 8: 31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? This does not mean He chooses sides in politics or competitive games. Its when we live as servants to and for our Jesus that nothing shall separate us from the love of Christ be it tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, peril, or sword. The end of the troubles happens when we all live as Christ’s servants. This is where the love is. And where there is love, there are miracles

Yesterday at my granddaughter. Sugar's track meet I filmed her heat and caught on camera a girl from the other team next to her who had pulled a hamstring oh ouchhhh and fell. And oh she cried!!! it was awful!! It looked so painful I even cried! and i didn’t even know her! The video also shows the girl getting up and finished walking, well more like hobbling to the finish line with a champions heart. Later at dinner i mentioned to Sugar that I had caught the incident on camera but she was tired and blew it off. I had the split second decision to react offensively or just ignore it. I chose to ignore it completely and never gave it a second thought. The first thing this morning I got a text from her asking for the video probably to see if it was as she lifted her leg to jump causing her to fall thru the hurdle. So what is our place when we witness a fall? Our place is to do the "right thing" and as Gods servants, He will let us know what to do or what to say per Luke 12:12, "For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” Yes it all happens by divine design while walking confidentally forward on our path with faith that we are hearing our instructions correctly. Being a servant for God allows blessings to shower all and mightily when we just show up willing to help because we had "the idea" that perhaps it was a nice day to watch a meet. But because as it says in Romans 3:23, "For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard." and we all have "been there and done that" we are given grace and sometimes a do-over because as it continues in 24 Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins." This my precious Sugar also knows all to well as she had her knee buckle last year in a heat and fell short of the finish line. She worried that she had given in to the pain causing her regret at not being able to finish. But what she sees as a failed race, I see as her turning point for now her compassion has kicked in to high gear as she is first to run to others who fall. She instinct to help others up to try again went in to full bloom that day. I am so incredibly proud of her. She has the heart of a champion and she loves Jesus. With more like her, I am confident that we will be okay.

The fun never stops!! just finished a tattoo design!! I LOVE WHAT I GET TO DO!! 😀 #artontheoutskirts #minnesotalife #beartattoo #momlove

FANTASTIC 6 WEEKS!

I was talking to a friend and I was led to put a feeling into words. A feeling of true hope. Emphasis on true. “As I look back on all my lessons and trials, there are the same constants that always rise to the top. I was never without Jesus. My own willfulness prolonged my lesson. Many times I thought I let go, but there were things I clung to like ideas, beliefs, hopes, desires, lots of ego stuff, etc. As soon as I let go of everything, it was over. Luke 9:23, Jesus looks at his disciples and tells them, "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it." Loses their life… is incredibly profound and hard. It encompasses everything.” You want prayers answered? You want to really follow Jesus? Get empty. Trust God to care for you as you are broken back into dust.

Among children, cooties are an imaginary germ with which a socially undesirable person, or one of the opposite sex, is said to be infected. If I remember right, it was often instigated by a young girl who liked a certain boy but could not let them know lest they be found out. Much like a young boy pulling the hair of his intended sweetheart, showing off to the guys lest they think he was weak and "innnnn lo-o-o-o-vvvve" with her. And on occasion, the bullies would use this form of psychological and sometimes physical torture to ostracize one who was different, be it wearing glasses, being small, being big, mostly just being. But I digress; this is about just the cooties themselves. Imaginary or not, there really are supernatural cooties (aka demon's darts), and the closer you walk with Jesus, the more one becomes the target of them. I came in contact with them on a recent road trip vacation. Each night, whether it was the same room or not, I was inundated with the worst dreams. And each night, should I forget to turn my dreams over to God and ask Him to capture my thoughts and make them His own, I would wake up in a cold sweat, for I had been infected with these cooties from hell. Did I lie there in the stink? No! I called upon my God and my Protector. "Oh, Jesus, I am so sorry I forgot to ask you to bless me this night as I slept. I was so tired, and I did not think. Forgive me. Protect me. I ask you to capture my thoughts and make them your own. Tell me your stories and talk to me of your love as I sleep. Thank you, Father." And I would go back to sleep and dream of good things. Yes, these rooms are in a constant state of collecting supernatural DNA from its multitudes of travelers. Ewwww. Those embracing the dark side leave their cooties where they live eat, breathe, sleep... and these bugs wish to live and propagate on new material. Protect yourself! Wear the armor. Satan and his demons are your enemies. And they will use everyone and everything they can to distract, discourage, and destroy you. Cleaning removes nothing. Demons laugh at our antibacterial attempts. They will seep through any mask to invade anyone's thoughts, and the Holy Spirit just gave me a vision of the feeble attempts to "sage" a room. The vision was of a cluster of demons fighting for first place to inhale this sage smoke like an aphrodisiac. Yes, I caught supernatural cooties by someone I never saw or ever met. Someone who was a sinner or just evil who had left their calling card. But God cleansed me and protected me. I believe the reason He allowed it was to tell me about this trap that many of us fall victim to. Ignorance and forgetfulness give no one a pass. The demons are ruthless in making their quota. I am also made to learn that if a mere stranger can harm you like this, just imagine the harm caused by being in the vicinity of the one you may know personally. Be cautious with whom you share your space. We are not to be giving attention to evil but to focus on the face of Jesus. "Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me" (Psalm 23:4 NIV). The Bible tells us that God is stronger than any evil power and we can find protection in the presence of God. Staying close to our Shepherd keeps us safe. Sarah Koontz said, "We were so focused on what we could see, we failed to account for the unseen." This is huge! We get so wrapped up in their story we miss the effects it can have on ourselves. We let our guard down because we love them, and contrarily enough... did not love as God commanded us. We bit what the devil offered. We are not to plead, coerce, beg, argue, judge, make assumptions, etc. We are only to love. Even though. Even if. Hmmm... maybe I should not have rolled my eyes at my husband's attempt at humor. Maybe. Lol. It says in Deuteronomy 23:14, "For the LORD your God moves about in your camp to protect you and to deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, so that he will not see among you anything indecent and turn away from you." How does it get unholy? Our thoughts. Our words. Our actions. I leave you with Ephesians 6:12, "For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens." Till the other side then. Be blessed. Denise.

I wonder when we get the heaven if we will be aware of those who didn’t make it? Will Jesus know who didn’t? John 2:23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. 24 But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people 25 and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man. But when all is said and done… and the choice was not made… this we can count on… Matthew 7: 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’

Three times yesterday The Holy Spirit brought to me “the carrot on a stick” mentality many of us succumb to as if we are reliving a childhood cartoon over and over running our Christianity like a gauntlet. There is no carrot dangling in front of us, we already have our reward, Jesus here and now. The only thing we should be running to is in becoming more like Him. There is no stick as God does not punish as He knows who He is dealing with. He is kind and gentle and as He knows the plans He sets for us, rest assured all is right on time. Yeahhh but… when we think we are praying enough, saying the right prayers, thanking Him for answers in the making and disaster and folly loom, our pulses quicken. Our minds shriek “Delay! Delay! Delay!!” so then we double down on our prayers and praises and our soul focus is now on the delay itself. Even David in Psalms went from “My soul waits in silence for God only; from Him is my salvation” (Ps. 62:1) to see if zipping his lip and exercising more faith would produce results. And when it didn’t He went in with reverse psychology when he went all in on “I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched; my eyes fail while I wait for my God” (Ps. 69:3). The delay itself became the idol replacing the answer and it will trip a new lesson in what it means to let it go. If you want your prayers answered, give the entirety of them to God. The need, the want, the expectation, the results, the timing, etc. and step out of the “you know better than God” persona and realize you have other things to do in the meantime.

wanna hear of what you get when you make God your consistent focus? Exactly what it says in the Bible. For the past week I have had this “ball of foot pain” and I had no thought as to why. It just showed up and was incredibly painful. I talked to God about it as recently He had made me aware that it was important to sustain a routine. That my life needed a balance to my creating vs living. It was decided that both my dog and I would benefit with prayer walks with Him. And then my foot started hurting, threatening to end our walks. I told Jesus thank you for this, if you wouldn’t mind healing whats wrong I would really appreciate it, and let’s still go. So we went this morning again. The more I walked the less I thought about it. And now its fine. Praise the Lord! Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise. Jeremiah 17:14