beholding

Rev 5

Last night, we had a "teaching team" meeting to discuss ideas for sermons/messages for our church next year.  In the discussion, Randy mentioned the "four 'b's": behold, belong, believe, behave.  I was thinking about "behold" as I read these Scriptures in Rev. 5 this morning:

⁹ And they sang a new song, saying:

"You are worthy to take the scroll
    and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
    and with your blood you purchased for God
    persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.
¹⁰ You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God,
    and they will reign on the earth."

¹¹ Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. ¹² In a loud voice they were saying:

"Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain,
    to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
    and honor and glory and praise!"

¹³ Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:

"To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
    be praise and honor and glory and power,
for ever and ever!"

¹⁴ The four living creatures said, "Amen," and the elders fell down and worshiped.

I think the essence of Christianity is beholding and loving Jesus.  I want my heart to want to know Him and walk with Him daily.

Heavenly Father, please lead me to your Son, and reveal Him to me.  Lord, please grow in my heart the desire to love you and walk with you.  I ask in the name of Jesus.