John the Baptist declared Jesus openly to those around him. John 1:29 says, “…Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” Behold is an imperative. It means to stop what you are doing, and focus on what is going to be said or done.

Have you ever felt unloved, been rejected, unwanted, or lonely? 1 John 3:1 starts out in a way that draws our attention to what comes next. It says, “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God!…”

Focus now on this verse. John 1:13 says of every believer, “Who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” Ephesians 1:4 ~ chosen before the foundation of the world.

Verse 5-6 says it was predetermined according to, “…the good pleasure of His will,…by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.” We are loved!

2 Corinthians 3:18 says that when we stop everything and behold Him, supernatural inner transformation will take place.