Psalm 128, “Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways. When you eat the labor of your hands, you shall be happy, and it shall be well with you. Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the Lord.”
“The Lord blesses you out of Zion, and may you see the good of Jerusalem All the days of your life. Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!”
Sunstone stands for innovation as it is a way of living and thinking. It is a representation of the future through the lens of what has already been created in the past. Sunstone denotes our journey toward our purpose, destiny, and calling with God through Jesus Christ. This 45th step on this journey provides us an opportunity to live a life full of innovation and progress. We can use sunstone as a tool to explore new ideas and improve our current situation while finding solutions beyond conventional ways.
John 1:1-5, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.”
“Initially, the Word was with God, and the Word was God. From the start, He has been with God. Everything that exists was created through Him and apart from Him nothing came into being. In Him, life flourished and served as a beacon of hope for mankind. No matter how dark and gloomy the world may be, His light will always shine through and refuse to be dimmed.”
Our mind and our soul are the witnesses of God’s grandeur when it comes to understanding what creativity is. We may be limited by physical boundaries, but our creative spirit, in search of truth, can take us on a journey through infinite possibilities.
This is what God intended when He created us in His image and likeness and breathed His creative spirit into us through Christ—the Holy Spirit. Similarly, The Guardian Stones of The Fourth Gate allows us to understand how God reveals Himself and allows us to explore His Word while guiding us along our God-given path.
One of these stones is the Sunstone—the Stone of Innovation. This stone symbolizes the crucial role that creative expression plays in fulfilling God’s plan for our growth as individuals and communities. Through it, we can find innovative ways to spread knowledge about faith, promote change, and inspire others.
Genesis 1:26-28, “Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So, God created man in His own image; in the image of God, He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
God, the Creator, made us in His image and likeness breathed His creative Spirit into us through Christ and the Holy Spirit. Our minds are blessed with the ability to innovate, explore and create unique works inspired by God’s Word and path. The Sunstone is described as the Guardian Stone of Innovation. It stands for unlocking creativity from within one’s soul to unlock life’s true potential through innovation. Discovering this is a crucial part of God’s will for each of us.
Matthew 7:7-12, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?”
“If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”
Sunstone is a Guardian Stone of Innovation, a 45th step on our journey of learning and discovering our destiny in life with God through Jesus Christ. It represents innovation as a way of thinking, living and creating new and improved situations based off the lessons learned from the past.
We all have the opportunity to follow God’s plan for our lives by being creative and finding solutions to challenges while being guided by His word through Jesus Christ. Sunstone helps us look to the future while grounding ourselves to our faith and beliefs, and ultimately leading us to fulfill our highest calling in life.
Romans 8:37-39, “Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Beyond the physical world and its tangible attributes, our Creator has revealed something of Himself to us through His creative Spirit. The Guardian Stones of The Fourth Gate are a testament to this, for within these stones we find glimpses of God’s truth and His creative power. In particular, the 45th step – the Sunstone – is a testament to God’s creative Spirit that He breathed into human beings when He created us in His image.
Colossians 4:1-6, “Masters, give your bondservants what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains, that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.”
“Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.”
The Sunstone serves as an inspiring reminder to innovate and progress on our spiritual journey through life with Jesus Christ. This stone is the 45th step on our Paths of Life, which faces up to the future with a perspective shaped by learning from the past. Innovation is a way of thinking, living and improving upon a current or new situation in order to move forward.
It’s not just about having new ideas or technologies but finding a way to incorporate those things into our lives so that we may progress further down paths of divinity, joy and purpose. We can use the blessing sunstone to open our eyes and find creative ways through which we can learn from others in order reach higher spiritual heights with God.
Deuteronomy 28:9-14, “The Lord will establish you as a holy people to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways. Then all peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you. And the Lord will grant you plenty of goods, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your ground, in the land of which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you.”
“The Lord will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. And the Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them. So, you shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right or the left, to go after other gods to serve them.”
We often seek answers to life’s questions in the pages of God’s Holy Word. It is amazing to discover that within these timeless passages lies a key to understanding Him, His Son, Holy Spirit, our gifts, and the Guardian Stones help us on our path with their own unique role in our lives. The 45th step – Sunstone, is often seen as a symbol of innovation and creativity.
It is said that when this stone speaks, it reveals God’s creative Spirit found in Christ and breathed into us through the Holy Spirit. Through understanding of the Sunstone comes an awareness of the impact that obeying God’s Word can have upon our inner dignity and self-expression. The Sunstone stands guard over us as we seek out our God-given path which leads us to fulfilling our purpose here on earth.
Deuteronomy 28:1-8, “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God: “Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.
“Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks. “Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.”
“Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out. “The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.”
“The Lord will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.”
