After having a very good laugh when I saw this picture, it got me thinking about my life and our lives as Christians. It reminds me of some verses in the bible. You too, when you have had your laugh, will realize that there is a lot to learn from this picture.
It reminds me of "Our righteous acts are like filthy rags". When you meditate on this picture, you see that there is a deliberate and careful action to ensure safety. Quite going the extra mile to get what you want. You may ask, why doesn't the mouse die to self and just leave the cheese alone. All its rodent nature (Guess its the equivalent of human nature) just won't let that happen.
Sometimes going into great detail to explain something narrows its meaning so much. Yet we are in fellowship with a God who uses the same words to address the 10th century monk as well as a 21st century internet geek. I will let you learn whatever God wants you to learn from the above picture. Usually He speaks different things to different people.
This brings us to the creativity that God uses to communicate His word. He goes the extra mile in indulging all forms of art when He wants to tell us something. How many times have you heard someone tell of a time he/she was looking at something and then "God said..". He uses pictures that will help us understand Him better. For each person or society it is different.
Michael Card in his album "Scribbling in the sand" unveils the art that Jesus used when they brought Him the woman that had been caught in adultery. Michael Card uses this expression in the chorus " The same fingers of the strong hand that had written ten commands ( on stone tablets) for now was simply scribbling in the sand)
What a powerful picture of creativity. Even Jesus uses creativity in speaking to us! This requires of us a response to His creativity with the creativity He invested in us. Now that is worship!!!
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