Scholars who studied the painting said that God was in the shadows because it was so dark in that area of the painting. They thought that Michelangelo wanted Adam to be the highlight of the artwork.
Yet when the work began on the restoration, layers of dark soot were removed carefully only to discover that God and the entire area around God were NOT dark but in the most brilliant colors available to Michelangelo. The soot came from the candles below the painting burning at all times and the smoke from those candles had darkened the painting.
The pastor went on the say that the sad thing today is that the churches in all their religious teachings have lost the brilliance that is God. Some churches have so many rules and regulations as part of their platform that God gets into this darkened area of the church whereby the message is on the religious regulations.
God is the bright and morning star and he is to be praised, through our excitement for the relationship and not for rules and regulations that have darkened who God might be.
Never condemn those who are excited about their worship or call them any names. Instead focus on your own life and how to improve your relationship with the creator of the Universe. You will then know the brilliance that is God.
Quit looking through dirty lens and strive for that personal relationship with the Lord which is really exciting!
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