behold the lamb
by Chris Joel Lopez
The Gaze That Transforms
Transformation is real. The following meditations and poems are all about Jesus Christ. Never-ending riches and precious treasures are found in the Son of God. As we gaze upon the Lamb of God, we are transformed into His beautiful and loving image.
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You can’t see yourself clearly if you don’t see Christ clearly. You can’t see others rightly unless you see Him rightly. It all begins with beholding him. Gazing at Jesus Christ is to let the endless waterfall of the living word, the poetry of God, pour over you.
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- Bill Vanderbush, Author/Speaker
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God gave birth to humankind in a garden. In boundless plenty, beauty, and love. The Good Lord saw - beheld all He had made and called it “very good.” Beholding the Christ is our invitation into this same gaze - into the silent, eternal, and unanswerable “very good.”
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- Benjamin R Dunn
About The Author
Chris Joel Lopez is an author, musician, artist, and pastor based in Austin, Texas. He is the co-founder of Bella Eden, an artist church community he started with his wife, Crystaline, centered on the beauty of the gospel and the finished work of Jesus. Through writing, music, and everyday life, Chris helps people rediscover the simplicity of grace and the joy of walking with God again.