Greetings family & friends! You're in my prayers!
As many of you know, we recently released our 1st MipeaceMusic Collection of Apparel! Praise God!!! Click the picture below to see our Collection!
With that in mind, I want to give you the meaning behind the first design that's on our apparel😀:
1) The Christian fish symbol - The fish symbol is based on a Greek acronym for the phrase Jesus Christ, God’s Son, Savior. In Greek, the phrase is Ίησοῦς Χριστός, Θεοῦ Υἱός, Σωτήρ . When we take the first letter from each word in that phrase, we have ΙΧΘΥΣ, which happens to be the Greek word for “fish” (ixthus or icthus).
In addition, in Matthew 4:19, Jesus said to His disciples, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Also, there are several other Bible passages involving our Lord Jesus Christ and fish (Luke 5:4–7; John 21:4–6; Luke 24:42; John 21:13; Matthew 17:27; Matthew 14:15–21; 15:32–38).
Lastly, during the early days of Christianity, a fish painted or etched on the outside door of a house let other Christians know that they would be safe and welcome inside, away from deadly persecution.
Source: The "GotQuestions" website
2) The Musical notes - There are many places in the Bible that teach us to sing songs to praise & worship our Lord God as well as to use our songs about Christ in order to help others. Here is one of those passages:
• Colossians 3:16 - Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
3) The Chess pieces - Chess is one of the best games of strategy in the world (it's my favorite board game as well😀). Our Lord God has the ultimate & best plan & He's the Ultimate Strategist. No matter what our situations "look" like, in Christ, we already have the eternal victory - God already has eternal checkmate on the enemy (Hebrews 10:12-14; Isaiah 55:8-9; Romans 8:28…see the Bible passages below).
In addition, chess uses the King piece, and we know from Scripture that Jesus is the King of Kings and Lord or Lords (Revelation 19:16…see the Bible passage below). Furthermore, God's Word teaches us that, in Christ, we are a “royal priesthood”. Thus, in our MipeaceMusic Collection design, we use both the King and Queen chess pieces to symbolize what God's Word teaches about us being a royal priesthood in Him (1Peter 2:9…see the Bible passage below). To God be the glory!
Scripture sources:
• Hebrews 10:12-14 - “But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.”
• Isaiah 55:8-9 - “'For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,' says the Lord. 'For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.'”
• Romans 8:28 - “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”
• Revelation 19:16 - And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written: “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
• 1Peter 2:9 - But you are A CHOSEN PEOPLE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR GOD’S OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light
If you have any questions, please email me at michaelray@mipeacemusic.com. Feel free to leave a comment/reply (below) to our Blog post(s). If you are not yet saved in Christ Jesus, I pray that you come to Him now and receive His free gift of salvation - Romans 10:9 - “that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” and John 3:16 - “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life”. There is no time to waste. Please let me know (or inform any other follower of Jesus who God leads you to) if you are ready to become a disciple of Christ. Be baptized in the name of the Father, the Son (Christ Jesus), and the Holy Spirit. After that, I strongly suggest that you faithfully pray that our Heavenly Father leads you to a congregation/local church that is truly following Him & His Word.
I thank God for you, your support, and your time. We really appreciate you. May our Heavenly Father continue to bless and keep you in the almighty name of our Lord & Savior Christ Jesus! Amen!