Behold the Lamb ~ Bayside Worship
And looking at
Jesus as He walked, he said, “Behold the Lamb of God!” ~ John 1:36 NKJV
It’s normal for me to wake to songs being sung over me
(Zephaniah 3:17). But this time was different. The past two weeks have been a
flurry and blur for me and each time I tried to spend time with God, something
always stole away my attention. No matter what, I couldn’t focus. Yesterday at
2am, the Lord woke me, again with this song, and called me out of bed.
My heart cried out to God, as I felt so distant from Him.
Over and over, this song repeated to me and I began to write it down, as it was
the only thing I could hear. Again I
cried, my desire to be nestled in my Father’s arms, drinking in His every word
for me. And still, the song repeated, each time louder than the time before. I
continued writing the words, over and over, until peace replaced the anxiety.
Then I opened my Bible and read Jeremiah 50, “’In those days, at that time,’
declares the LORD, ‘the people of Israel and the people of Judah together
will go in tears to seek the LORD their God. They
will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it… My people have been
lost sheep…They wandered over mountain and hill and forgot their own
resting place,’” (vv. 4-6). That was exactly how I felt. But crying out to God,
He called out to me as He sang, “Behold the Lamb.”
The Greek word for behold
means, “Don’t miss this! This is new and unexpected!” Sometimes we can allow
life’s distractions to steal the fervor we once felt. But as John the Baptist
cried out to those standing nearby, “Don’t miss the Lamb of God! He brings
something new; not at all what you were expecting.” Don’t become jaded.
Instead, turn and fully look into His
beautiful face. And when you do, you will behold
the Lamb of God.
©Heather
Potts 2016
