I wrote the following poem a few years ago when I was taking a class at my church called Free Indeed. Part of the homework (for lack of a better word) for Free Indeed one week was to behold Jesus and be transformed. During my quiet time one day, I prayed that I could behold him, and I saw a picture of him sitting on a throne, wearing a white robe, and I was just bowing at his feet worshiping him. Also during my quiet time, the following poem was put on my heart. Perhaps it was God inspired?
Behold him as king sitting high on the throne.
Behold him as your savior who for your life gave his own.
Behold him as a friend who will never leave your side
Behold him as a counselor in whom you can confide.
Behold him! He is Jesus! God's one and only son. He came and lived among sinners, and yet, he wasn't one.
His sacrifice saved our lives and set the captives free.
Behold him! He is risen! And he's coming back for you and me.
I am reading a book right now called "I Tried Until I Almost Died" written by Sandra McCollum. I was reading the other day and came across the following words. While reading, I just thought "Wow. I love how God works." This is what she wrote " We are changed, transfigured into the image of Jesus when we behold him. What does it mean to "behold" Him? How do we do that? Here are some synonyms for the word behold that may give us some insight: catch, consider, contemplate, lay eyes on, notice, observe, regard, see, watch, and witness."
So I took these synonyms and filled them in for the word behold in my poem, and this is what I got. I was blown away, but why am I surprised? God has been blowing me away with many things over the past few weeks... here it is:
Contemplate him as king sitting high on the throne.
Lay eyes on him as your savior, who for you life gave his own.
Regard him as a friend, who will never leave your side.
Observe him as a counselor, in whom you can confide.
Consider him, he is Jesus, God's one and only son
He came and lived among sinners, and yet he wasn't one
His sacrifice saved our lives and set the captives free
Witness him, he is risen! And he's coming back for you and me.
This completely changed my perspective and paints a pretty amazing picture of who he is and what he does.
