[kosta50]

I do see God as the master artist who doesn’t mix all the colors on His palette into one, but rather uses each color in contrast to the other to create His living masterpiece

Sounds good, but the "ideal" state so many of us hope to attain is to become completely transparent, so as not to be even noticed, in order for God's light to shine through us unimpeded. In other words, we become invisible. So, it really will not matter what color He assigned us to begin with. We will be indistinguishable from the air (our egos will cease to exist, and with them our personalities too).

[Alamo-Girl]

Sounds good, but the "ideal" state so many of us hope to attain is to become completely transparent, so as not to be even noticed, in order for God's light to shine through us unimpeded. In other words, we become invisible. So, it really will not matter what color He assigned us to begin with. We will be indistinguishable from the air (our egos will cease to exist, and with them our personalities too).

Whereas you and I evidently have the goal of becoming transparent in Him so that His Light will shine through us, unobstructed - truly I believe many, if not most, of our brothers and sisters in Christ choose to retain a self-will or personality.

And that is the beautiful Truth I see in the foundation gemstone metaphor of the New Jerusalem: we do not all have to be alike.

You and I can choose to be like John. Others can choose to be like Peter, or Paul, or James and so on. And it is altogether beautiful.