Folks who have visited the Invisible City and returned, speak of flowers that look like glass. Fragile, transparent. Did the Maestro Artist share His skill with Dale Chihuly? Does Chihuly's glass foliage mirror those seen in God's celestial city? Who gave Dale - the glass virtuoso - the idea?
God has given artistic skill to people through the ages. God enabled skilled men to construct His tabernacle - the place where He dwelt among men. "See, the Lord has chosen Bezalel and He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts - to engage in all kinds of artistic craftsmanship." The idea and design for His earthly dwelling was God's. The construction was man's work. Partnership. A thing of fragile beauty.
And just to stretch the point, God no longer dwells in tabernacle's made by human hands. He now dwells in individuals. You ~ me. If we are willing.
