 “Come & Behold Him” "I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near; a star shall come forth from Jacob, a scepter shall rise from Israel, and shall crush through the forehead of Moab, and tear down all the sons of Sheth.” (Num. 24:17 NASB) |
Dear family of friends,
It must have been around 2 a.m. that Friday night, way back in 1998, at least fifteen years ago.
Our worship team, gathered again for The Watch of The Lord in Charlotte, NC, at All Nations Church (then meeting at Westinghouse Blvd. and Granite Street), had just finished playing a full four hours of non-stop worship songs.
Mahesh and Bonnie Chavda, along with several dedicated, rotating worship and prayer teams, loved meeting with the Lord Yeshua (Jesus) and Ruach HaKodesh, His Holy Spirit. He came each time.
We had been “doing” The Watch since 1994, meeting every Friday from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., with full praise and worship times (I mean hours!), praying for all needs, our nation and Israel, laying hands on the gathered sick, sharing communion, and maybe getting a wink or two on the two inch pads of green, yet cold steel, church chairs.
We loved it. We had become addicted to His Presence.
But there was something special about this moment, 2 a.m. that morning. I could “hear” the silence in the room after we had stopped singing. And then waited.
John O’Leary, back at the 24 channel sound board, put in a CD, as routine. (Sometimes people get nervous when they aren’t being stimulated by surrounding noise, or movement. So we start “doing” something. Afraid He will speak to us?)
The song that played was very familiar to me. Being a foundational subscriber to Integrity’s “Hosanna! Music”, since its monthly cassette inception in 1984 (and always wearing out every tape), was John Chisum’s “Come and Behold Him.”
Vicky Rose, a beautiful, full of grace and humility worship dancer, got up in the far southwest corner, in front of our “Western Wall”. It had been mounted on the room's wall, constructed of strong cardboard and painted with brown and gray rocks and crevices, modeled after The Kotel in Jerusalem.
She started swirling around in her white, full length dress, arms uplifted in praise and admiration to our Lord, her face beaming with emotional gratitude.
I looked over. My heart leaped. Tears started coming to my eyes. His Presence was filling my entire being with tenderness, mercy, grace, goodness, love and compassion. I was overwhelmed with Him too.
After three minutes, the song finished. Vicky quietly sat down.
I also took a seat, after walking off the platform, and continuing to experience a moment in the Lord’s arms that I will never forget. I was beholding Him. In some of His glory.
My friends, those days are coming back. We are going to come into His Manifested Presence and behold Him. All else around us will be as nothing, as we see Him for Who He is – Our Father, our Lover, our Redeemer and Comforter.
And we will also know Him as the Roaring Lion of Judah, the King of kings and the Lord of lords, the Mighty One of Israel, Who will conquer all fear, discouragement, despair, injustice, even while just holding us in His arms.
“Come and behold Him, come see His glory, come with an honest heart to see all He is.
We will discover all of His beauty. His light will burn away all the darkness we’ve known.
Come and behold Him. Come see His mercy. Come find His tenderness reaching to you.
Just as a mirror shows our reflection His Word and Spirit come now reflecting His love.”
Come Lord Yeshua. Maranatha! Come!
Ahava to my family of friends,
Steve Martin
Founder/President
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For the full song on YouTube:
John Chisum singing Come And Behold Him
John Chisum
Full lyrics:
Come and behold Him
Come see His glory
Come with an honest heart
To see all He is.
We will discover
All of His beauty
His light will burn away
All the darkness we’ve known.
Chorus:
Come and behold Him,
Come and behold Him.
Come with an honest heart
See all He is.
Come and behold Him
Lay down before Him.
Come with an honest heart
See all He is.
(V2)
Come and behold Him.
Come see His mercy
Come find His tenderness
Reaching to you.
Just as a mirror
Shows our reflection
His Word and Spirit come
Now reflecting His love.
Chorus
(Hosanna! Music)
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Ahava Love Letter #50 Date: In the year of our Lord 2031 (04/251/13 Thursday 5:00 a.m. Charlotte, NC)
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