"People look at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart." - 1 Samuel 16:7
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Our classic 16” x 20” Letterpress edition is our best-selling print of all-time. Printed on thick, museum grade paper using archival inks, it is designed to last generations.
God's Fingerprint® has one verse from every book of the Bible.
Enduringly popular, this classic print is an excellent addition to any Christian home.
GOD'S FINGERPRINT® was the first piece of artwork I made as a Christian.
I’m not sure how the idea came into my mind—but once it was there, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I never saw myself as an artist—so it all seemed a bit strange to me.
The idea in my mind was simple: a fingerprint with verses of Scripture in place of the lines. The details were still foggy though. What verses would go where? What verses would I choose? For quite some time, I wasn't sure how to move forward.
Eventually, God led me to an interesting insight. As I was pondering the idea one day, I started thinking about how many lines were in a fingerprint. I printed an image of a fingerprint and started tracing out each line.
I discovered there were 66 lines in the fingerprint. To my great surprise, I realized this was the exact same number of books in the Bible!
At that point, the concept became clear. GOD'S FINGERPRINT® would have one verse from every book of the Bible. From Genesis to Revelation, every book of Scripture would be represented in this artwork.
This artwork would have one verse from every book of the Bible, Genesis to Revelation
The steps that followed were very slow and meticulous. I started to carefully assign each book of the Bible to a line in the fingerprint. Once that was done, I pored through Scripture to find a verse from each book that matched the line it was assigned to.
Each line was a different length, so the verse had to match perfectly. I also wanted to make sure each verse was powerful, representing God’s Word to its fullest.
This process was laborious but fulfilling, as each line revealed more of the depth and breadth of God’s inspired Word.
Once GOD'S FINGERPRINT® was filled with verses in pencil - it was time to make it final. It was time to go over every word and line with archival ink. To say that this process was daunting would be a huge understatement. One mistake and the entire piece would be ruined!
Each line revealed more of the depth and breadth of God's inspired Word
My prayer through the entire process was "Lord, please guide my hands to create an accurate reflection of your perfect Word.”
Once it was finished, I didn’t show anybody for awhile. I wasn't sure what to make of it. Eventually one of my housemates saw it and when I told him how it was a fingerprint filled with Scripture he said, "Bro, that’s God's fingerprint!" From that point forward, the artwork has always been called GOD'S FINGERPRINT®.
The name has always felt right. A fingerprint helps us discover the identity of the one it belongs to. And I don’t know anything that reflects God’s identity more than His Word.
We're still not sure what God would like to accomplish with this artwork, but our prayer is that God would use it to spread His truth.
I don't know anything that reflects God's identity more than His Word.
Love, Love this. Going to order one, love it in gold. Just wanted you to know that i have the head of Christ that was done with verses from the Bible. Will try to get a good picture of it so you can see the same way it was done. Got it in a antique store, really looks old but hope it turns out so you can see, I have to use a magnifying glass to read it but the words are there. Just wanted you to know. Linda
Claudia Chadwick
This story has blown my mind! God’s fingerprint is such a unique and beautiful concept of our awesome Savior. It is simple but intricate, and I just love it. A copy of your story should be included with each print, because it really is a testament to the greatness of our GOD!!!
Debby Conyers
Your story is so inspiring. My son is 38, and suffers from severe depression. About three years ago he cut off all communication with me. He lives in Colorado, off the grid, not even a mailing address. I pray for him, and try communicating with him by email, or text, but he never responds, so I don’t know if he even gets them. I am forwarding your messages to him in the hope that something of your story will will touch his heart. He has renounced his faith, and I know that all the resentment he has built up in his heart is making him more ill. Thank you for this beautiful story.
Carolyn Greene
What an awesome idea! I’m a crafter and always want to “make my own”, instead of buying. However, I feel that you need to be rewarded for your wonderful work and testimony, so I’m saving up to place an order. Thanks for allowing God to use you in such a special way. May He bless you.
Peggy
I absolutely love your passion for God’s Word. Your artwork is beautifully done! Thank you for sharing your story. Planning on purchasing in the very near future…. I think God’s Fingerprint will make a perfect wedding gift 🙌🏻💕 thank you for your ministry
Steven B Jackson
Please make more “God’s fingerprint” illuminated prints…others, too. Thanks.
Jan Damir
In 1998..The Holy Spirit clearly told me to tell the teens in Juvenile Prison ..a ministery God called me into ..to remember the day they were booked .They had to be fingerprinted .To identify them apart from,what one on earth .I told them to always look at this point in their thumb especially because God created them,as a special individual ..with a purpose and a plan ..just for them .Look at it as their GPS .map on their thumb .Sometimes we take the wrong turn on those squiggly lines ..but God loves us and re directs ….I told them, if they every felt bullied ..unworthy ..afraid peer pressured ..they have a built in promise straight from,God on their print that they are special to him .The only fingerprint is theirs and theirs only .They still 21 years later as I still volunteer every week one on one bible study and chapel services …to hold their thumb up and walk out of their cells telling me they had a bad week but looked at their thumb and remembered God has their back .It has brought hundreds to Jesus just telling me “that’s crazy” that God could make every one out of billions of people with no identical,print .This has made unbelievers believe there has to be a father God . 21 years I’ve seen young lives with horrible stories turn their lives around all led by GOD. One I ministered to age 15 ..never left ..moved to women’s prison with a 25 year sentence …for our early 2 years ago …the whole time leading people to Jesus inside .She used the fingerprint the Holy Spirit gave me when she was 15 ….she’s now 35 .To God be ALL THE PRAISE .
Susanna Rogers
Thank you so much for sharing your artwork with us. I was wondering if you could share what God revealed to you through making this piece/the lines of scripture used? As an artist, I know that the value can often be just as strong for the creator of the pieces as for the audience. <3
Jackie
I came across this while googling a verse! There’s no such thing as coincidence… I was so touched by this story that I shared it with many friends! It is so inspiring to hear God working through believers! Be blessed!!
Gail Hanson
I completely love the concept of God’s fingerprint. I appreciate your dream of artwork that honors Jesus. I have had an idea for many years which I wouldn’t mind if you take it and run, if you think you could. My idea is a ‘rustic’ sketch of the the open hands of Jesus – together, but open showing the His palms with the scars of the nail prints and my name or anyone else’s name ‘engraved’ on the palms. Isaiah 49:16. “Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my Hands; your walls are continually before me.”
How genius to have figured this out! Opened my eyes of God's hand in everything.
THANK YOU for opening our eyes and heart to God’s fingerprint. We had never heard of that before. We’re Christians and never heard of it. We’ll have to say something to our pastor! Thanks again!!!
Savannah O'Gwynn
I looooooooove reading about this print—- it’s genius! I absolutely love it!
John Samways
Wonderful to hear this account, Jason! It was in the middle of the night (I think it was in 2013) that God gave me the title to the book I was writing, having struggled for weeks to find the right one. Having written the book I wanted to create a website and checked domain names to find out if I could use ’God’s Fingerprints’ ………. guess what, I only found yours! In no time at all we had e mailed each other, spoken over the phone (Vancouver – UK) and linked our websites. Surely this is another fingerprint! ‘In Christ all things hold together’(Col 1:17) – may our work continue to be a blessing to those it reaches. Only today I had a call from Scotland from someone who had read one of the stories and been deeply ‘touched’ by God – only yesterday I was being moved by your Valentine art work. ‘Thank you, Lord.’ With love and gratitude, John Samways
