regeneration part....lost count

Hey all, believe I have some ideas. Any of you remember the process that starfish go through when I believe the regrow their limbs? If not, its called REGENERATION. Perhaps there is something there. I came up with a bunch of different ideas tonight. Space and time don't permit me to write, but I'd love to chat with the Philly folk in the not so distant future.

One of the ideas I had tonight that stuck with me is light switches. Jesus says that we are the light of the world. "Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand and it gives light to all who are in the house." What always struck me about this verse is the phrase "light a lamp" How true, we are lamps that have been "lit" by God. God lit us for a reason - to shine! We are not saved to just escape hell, nut saved to serve, saved to work, saved to worship God, saved to shine. We are just vessels that are used by God. This is my idea: I want to somehow find/buy 144 pure white light switches. And arrange them to a wall at the conference in a perfect square 12 x 12 obviously. Why you ask?
144,000 thousand is a number used in revelation to symbolize God's elect. It is a perfect and complete number 12 x 12 x 1000. This signifies that God will save and preserve everyone of His elect. Their will not be one missing. Jesus will lose none that the Father has given Him and no one can snatch them out of His hand.

So, since a 144,000 is unrealistic, I'm thinking 144. And I want to arrange them in a perfect square on the wall with all of the switches turned "ON"
To symbolize lights that have been lit, saved, recreated, turned on. I really like this concept, and I am not sure how feasible it will be to create.
I was also thinking of terms like new life, raised from the dead. I thought doing something with the toetags that are on corpses would be cool. Sort of doing something to them that signifies death being abolished. Death where is thy sting! Thought about this whole idea of being recreated. Would be interesting would be to find an object that is utterly useless, pointless, and stupid, and place that on the floor. Then next to it reconstruct that object into something that works, is beneficial, good and is useful.
Another concept I have been toying around with is the whole verse that says "make the tree good and it will bear good fruit." "You will know them by their fruits" Lets face it a new life is a consequence, evidence of new life. You are completely changed, not physically, but yet the change is so drastic that people will say "You are a different person" Somehow to show the fruit of new life would be awesome.

I also thought about words and thoughts. We are born again not by corruptible seed, but by incorruptible seed by The Word of God. Jesus' words are spirit and life and we are born again of water and spirit. Ezekial 36 spoke of the new covenant "I will take your heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh and put my Spirit in you to cause you to walk in My ways and keep my commandments" "God works IN you both to will and do for His good pleasure."

Words by God caused us to be born again. Would be a nice visual, but not just throwing scripture verses on a wall. Perhaps a tape recorder just quoting "verses" the whole conference.

also, thoughts are another biggie. Lets face it, we are transformed by the renewing of our minds. and we renew our minds by God's word and His words shape our thoughts, which shape our ways. Thats why controlling our thoughts are so important, cause they dictate our ways.
A way to show a spiritually minded person would be great a well.

Another thought (no pun intended) is to have a plant. Actually just the pot with the soil and seeds in it. It would be left out for the whole conference. Given proper lighting and water it will grow. What a nice way to illustrate the concept of new birth through the use of a plant growing before their eyes. Of course time is limited, perhaps a Chia pet. What good about the plant is that given proper condition ie light, food, water it will mature. So true with us. We will grow spiritually if under the proper conditions.

just throwing my thoughts down. Feel welcome to comment, critique, add or whatever you feel led to do.

Rob