The Bible resounds with instances of where the word BEHOLD is used in Biblical narrative but when English translations are happy to say LOOK! Observe! we also need to know through Holy Spirit illumination when BEHOLD is a strong message of vital significance to our lives.
John the Baptist said of Jesus Christ ‘Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world’ John 2:29 and he knowing v34 because he saw the Spirit descending at Jesus’ Baptism. ‘I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.’
In the Gospel of John it is recorded that John was standing with two of his disciples John 2 35,36,37 John said to them as Jesus walked by. ‘Behold the Lamb of God. These two followed now after Jesus Christ. One of these was Andrew the brother of Simon Peter who later listened to his brother and followed Jesus also. Behold certainly meant more than just ‘look’ n their lives.
What a glorious life we too have if we follow after our Saviour and BEHOLD HIM and His Creation with respect, awe and wonder all our earthly lives.
I m a wife, mother and grandmother. I have always enjoyed writing even from an early age. My book Beyond the Ashes has been written as a labour of love. All the characters are real to me and their story needed to be told. As a Christian my desire is to write General Fiction stories about real people but Hope and a desire for 'better' will always be part of the journey. I have had several short stories published over the years and moderate success in writing competitions.
I realized as I was thinking today (30/01/15) that perhaps I should add here that I have had life experiences of many valley times but also many mountain top experiences. I can understand and be beside anyone who finds their life in tatters because I have 'been' there. Of course as I have got older as well there have been the added sorrows of losing not only older family members but also one by one finding the dearest of friends and the ones of greatest support and care also dying. On the site of rich mountains has been my certainty of the value of marriage and how grateful I am that after loss and sadness I made a happy and long-lasting marriage commitment. The one who was my best friend back then is still my best friend 45 years later. Beyond the Ashes touches upon the POWER of LOVE when folk can forget about their own personal 'feelings' and reach out in LOVE to a desperate and broken person.
PASSIONATE CREATIVE CHRISTIAN 
More than, “You are what you eat,” it is really “You are what you think.” What are we feeding our minds?
❤️&🙏, c.a.
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