October 2024 to December 2024
While working at First Fridays with Skhooli, we realized how we as Christians are kind of like honeybees, going around picking up and dropping pollen wherever we go. We add value to the spaces we enter and have the potential to impact people in a positive way that leaves them feeling nourished. (Proverbs 10:21). So I was looking at my old logo and felt it needed something that represents what SEHLI DESIGNS aims to be about. Still hooked on the promise of God's abundance of, "a land flowing with milk and honey," I was inspired to create this logo as a reminder of God's gracious words, which is sweet like honey and health to all our flesh.
His mouth is sweetness itself;
he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved, this is my friend,
daughters of Jerusalem.
- Song of Solomon 5:16
Altogether lovely... what does that mean? Our Lord Jesus Christ embodies everything that we hope to become as humans. Since the fall of man, our lives have been marred and tainted by sin, distorting the image of God in us and our purpose in Him. But glory be to God that His Perfect Son was able to fix all of that. And as we strive through this life, our hope is for the full bodily restoration that we will receive as we behold Him more and more (Romans 8:29).
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. 4 So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.
- Hebrews 1:3-4
Jesus is the King of kings and Lord of lords. He’s supreme and sovereign. This means that everything is in His control. Jesus gave His disciples parables to explain how His kingdom operates. Time and again, the character of God is revealed: to bless, love, heal and save. But it doesn’t end there. As citizens of His kingdom, He invites us to do the same for our brethren (John 13:34-35) while conquering our adversary with the authority He’s given us through His Word (Luke 10:19). In this way, we bring glory to His name.
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
- Luke 4:18-19
The words of Isaiah the Prophet read by Jesus in the synagogue were to announce the purpose for His coming. He did not come to condemn and destroy, but to save (John 3:16-17). Jesus had God’s stamp of approval, or anointing, to do just that. God’s anointing usually came into someone’s life if they had a specific task that He wanted them to do. here at SEHLI DESIGNS, our anointed mission is to spread the message of hope, love and peace brought by Jesus Christ.
Gracious words are a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
- Proverbs 16:24
In a hive, there are different types of bees: the queen, the drones, and worker bees. The queen is responsible for laying all the eggs. The drones are male bees, responsible for getting the queen pregnant (funny) and the worker bees are responsible for taking care of the hive, eggs, baby bees, going out to get nectar, pollinate flowers, and making honey. Geez! Like Proverbs 11:25, we at SEHLI DESIGNS are like worker bees that go out diligently to spread the gospel (pollinate) and to be refreshed (nectar) . And once the message is spread, honey is made back at the hive (art). And so the process repeats itself.
You are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride;
you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain.
Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates
with choice fruits,
with henna and nard,
nard and saffron,
calamus and cinnamon,
with every kind of incense tree,
with myrrh and aloes
and all the finest spices.
You are a garden fountain,
a well of flowing water
streaming down from Lebanon.
- Song of Solomon 4:12-15
Just like this enclosed garden, SEHLI DESIGNS is set apart for a good work. Ad within these garden, the Lord has planted His choice flowers and plants, that is necessary to produce the artwork (or honey). An interesting fact about these flowers, is that they all have the colour YELLOW in common: be it in their petals, spices, powders or resins. These flowers also have healing qualities that target the gut and womb area. These flowers are also present in the ingredients of the Holy Anointing Oil of the Tabernacle of God (Exodus 30:22-25). These are also the same spices used in Esther's beauty regime before she went in to see the king (Esther 2:12-13).
SEHLI DESIGNS is Altogether Lovely ♥♥♥
Are you in search for honey?
Read the following Scripture and hear what God is saying to you today:
1 Samuel 14:27
Exodus 15:22-27
Praise Song:
This Is The Kingdom (feat. Pat Barrett) | Elevation Worship