>>> Tyson Morlet is my adorable husband who is the most passionate man I know in every area of his life. He puts his heart and soul into everything he does because he believes in it. He believe in the Church, as a collective, and he believes that we are the perfect mobile by which Jesus planned His mission to go forth. You'll see. Please welcome him with some love, as he is the brave and only guy on this topic ;) ~ JM
We’ve all heard that we are made in the image of God and he was creative, so we are creative. But have you heard this?
God is so concerned with his people being a creative people and His worship being a creative worship, that in the Old Testament, only the artist and craftsmen were filled with the Spirit to build the house for God. Out of every other office in the Old Testament, it was the artists who were first filled with the Spirit. (Exodus 35:30-35)
Artists are God ordained warriors.
Now, there are no rules in creativity, however, as a Christian, there are things that Creativity IS and IS NOT. Let's talk about three of those.
1. Creativity isn't just doing what God does. It isn’t something we walk in like a child walking in his father’s big open size eleven shoes. It is something that our Father has placed in us, is shaping us for and ultimately has filled us with His Spirit to do. With His Spirit, I can take my time, treasure and heart and turn it to Him in worship. We grow up to be mature in whatever area of creativity we are aspiring to, but it's God that sparks that process.
2. Creativity isn’t for us. It is by us but for the greater good of mankind and the reflection of the ultimate Creator. Creativity is for the encouragement of the Church and for worship. "Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. And be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Hebrews 10:24 & Ephesians 5:19-21)
3. Creativity is about doing something new and doing that something well. I think that the goal of every artist should be to, like God, look upon our creation and call it “good.” Chris Martin (Singer of Coldplay) said it this way, “the goal of our band is to write the perfect song.” We sing to Him, we draw for Him and paint for him until its as perfect as I can get it and then I wake up the next day and do it again, because He’s my God and He is worthy. I love Psalms 33:3, “Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.”
All of these are lessons we can begin to implement in our creating, but will take a lifetime to master. And once we, as a collective, become okay with that reality, we can really start stepping into who God calls us to be as artists.
Here’s where this is all going. Isaiah 65 says:
“For behold, I (God) create a new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem to be a joy, and her people a gladness.”
God created us and everything we see through Jesus.
For in him (Jesus) all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. Colossians 1:16
I love what Jesus ascribed to Himself in Luke 4:18:
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed.”These new heavens and earth, He also creates through Jesus, but this time that creating process has included His Church!
The new earth.
I’m not saying that God will not literally create a new earth someday, however, I am saying that this mission Christ has taken upon Himself, is the transformation of everything we know in this one. And the work is not yet finished
We are part of the solution. You are part of the solution. Your creativity is of great value because God gave it to you for a powerful purpose.
God has made us a creative people to fight war with paint, heal pain with dancing, end tyranny with poetic speech, and free slaves with song. He has poured out His Spirit upon you artists to join with His Son in again making something new.
Tyson Morlet has a heart to continue the mission of Christ as part of the Church, pushing forward the Gospel. His heart is to see people worship God fully, in both song and compassion. He is the Pastor of Worship and Media Arts at Antioch LA, in Santa Monica and the leader of Antioch Worship Band. Oh, and he's my stud of a husband. ~
