Next we come to the First Witness Testament. The “Witness Testament” books of the book series are the books of the telling of the journey, the journal entries, the ups and downs, the ins and outs, etc.
Witness: have knowledge of (an event or change) from personal observation or experience.
I chose the word “Witness” because I am witness to the events of the journey. These books are my first hand witness.
Testament: something that serves as a sign or evidence of a specified fact, event, or quality.
I chose the word “Testament” because it defines the purpose of these books: to testify to the grace, mercy, and faithfulness of God along the day-to-day journey.
The “Witness Testament” books continue the story of my journey that began in Part 2: Restoring The Seventh Color and will continue until the book series is complete.
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Description: “The First Witness Testament” is Part 6 of The Book Of Benjamin Kareth. This book is the continuation of Part 2: Restoring The Seventh Color, which was written by me when my name was still Daniel Kole. This book contains my journal entries for a period of about six months. God told me that each of the “Witness Testament” parts must only be 128 entries, or chapters, long. So I have obeyed.This book documents how God took the man I was: Daniel Kole and transformed me into the man I am becoming: Benjamin Kareth. Of all the gifts God has given me, He has chosen writing to be the defining gift. God wrote the story of my life before He formed me in my mother’s womb and now I am walking out that story, day by day, in, by, and through faith in Him.The work God gave me to do is to share my personal relationship with Him within these pages for you to witness. All for the glory of His Great Name.
A Glimpse Inside:
Part 6: The First Witness Testament
Chapter 2: The Birth Of Benjamin Kareth
September 10th, 2019 – 6:30am:
Most are born when their mother gives birth to them, but I was born when I stepped off an airplane. It was the very moment that God had said, “When you set foot back in San Francisco, you will become Benjamin Kareth.” And so, Benjamin Kareth was born, my old self passed into the past, the new self is here. I don’t fully understand rebirth, name change or anything of the sort. I simply obey the one who created me.
Let me back up a bit. Who I was before matters little now. I can tell you that the man I was before loved God with all his heart and soul. He wasn’t perfect. I am not perfect. But His heart longed to obey God and know Him. God told the man I was before that he was going to leave his whole family behind, change his name, become a different person, learn a new language, and go to another country and take up residence there. He didn’t understand any of it, but he knew he would obey. And he did. So, two days ago, as that man stepped off an airplane returning to San Francisco, he became Benjamin Kareth, me.
I have been in heavy grieving of the past. Not looking back but grieving what was and what would not be a part of my life moving forward. I don’t understand but… I do, with all my heart, trust my Almighty God. He is my King.
I do not know who I am now. Who is Benjamin Kareth? I know some facts about him. He will be fluent in Hebrew. He will be an Israeli citizen. He will, for a time, live in Jerusalem, Israel. He is a Nazarite, set apart to belong to God, made holy by God. He eats as close to a Kosher diet as possible. But there are so many unknowns.
So, this will be the telling of the first days, months, and years of this new journey. I feel in my Spirit so strongly that writing is a part of who God made me to be. It’s with my words that I point to the great “I Am”. It’s with my words I sing, dance, and play instruments. My words are my gift to you, my friend, my family, or a passing stranger. So, let’s walk together on this journey and see where obeying God leads us…
Chapter 49: Hidden Away
November 2nd, 2019 – 5:33am:
All my life God has hidden me away. I don’t know why. Last night after dinner, after watching my roommate and her boyfriend leave for dinner and watching my other roommate and his girlfriend leave for dinner, and me left alone. No family to call. No friends to speak of. Alone with God. And I began to cry a deep cry. “God why?” My heart cried out. “Why?” Would bringing definition to the questions I was asking Him matter? No. The whys don’t matter, just the YES.
And this morning tears pour from my eyes again as I sit here alone at 5am reading the Word of God and listening to God speak. Am I lonely? Not really. My life is full. God is always with me. Always talking to me and holding me. But I am separated. God hasn’t given me grace for people right now. I don’t have grace to attend a church, I don’t have grace to fellowship with others. I have grace to work my job, and go to class, then come home. That’s it. I can’t explain it to you because I don’t have the answers. All I can do is trust that God is working deep in me. God will walk me through this… to wherever He is taking me. One day at a time. “My time has not come.” God’s words to me echo in my mind daily. I don’t really understand or know what He meant… so I just trust that one day my time will come. And I trust that God has a plan for my life. So, I press in. I seek Him. All I need and all I want.
Chapter 91: On The Floor
December 2nd. 2019 – 4:51am:
In obedience I have packed my things. It is morning, December 2nd, 2019, at 4:36am, and I am sitting on the floor next to my packed hiking backpack. I am humbled before the Lord. I understand my place better now, I understand my calling and what is planned for my life. I see what I could not have possibly seen before. God’s ways are not our ways, and His plans are not our plans.
All the days of my life I believe I will travel the earth, from place to place, serving the Lord. My portion in this life is the Lord. His presence will go before me and behind me and to my left and to my right. I will watch and I will write. This is the heavy call placed on my life.
I found some prophecies written by my previous family members as they gathered years ago seeking the Lord on my behalf. The second one says this: “Go by yourself and trust in Him alone.” And the rest speak of Refuge and how God is my refuge, my stronghold.
God has told me time and again as I have lived my life that He is hiding me away. Here and there… always He has hidden me away. And since this part of my journey began, He has been doing the very same, moving me here and moving me there, and always hiding me away. And He plans to continue to do this.
My human mind cannot comprehend the whys. I do not understand why God is doing this… but I trust Him.
When I packed my backpack with my things He said, “This is how you will always live.” He showed me in a moment a hundred different places on earth that I will “stay” always packed up, always living simply, always on the move, and always hidden away.
And the reason I believe, the reason benefits you my friend… revelation.
Last night I was re-reading some of the original chapters of this very book and in the first one a sentence caught my eye… “Today I have joined the legions of the Watchers.” I am pondering this… the Watchers. Friends, what is God calling you to? His plans are not ours, but His plans are greater and go beyond our wildest imaginings. Seek Him and follow Him and you’ll find the very reason you were created and then you’ll find rest.
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