I'm sporting a big grin today. I went to Minnesota’s big MJAA Messianic synagogue last night for Sukkot and for…Joel Chernoff!
Joel is the original Messianic music pioneer – he and Rick Coghill started the music group “Lamb” back in the early 1970s. He now works for the MJAA and runs a massive charity organization that helps the poor and needy in Israel. He’s done his share of work for the Lord, and then some.
I grew up listening to Lamb, old favorites like the beautiful worship song Break Forth in Joy, the forward-looking Yerushalayim Descending, the ‘80s anthem He Is Messiah, and so many others have inspired me and helped me through tough times in my life.
I even learned the guitar so that I could play Lamb songs. The first song I played was Lamb’s Baruch HaShem. And today, I am now playing music for our shabbat Bible study, passing on the blessings of Lamb music onto others. 😊
Needless to say, it made my night – made my month, actually – to meet Joel in person. After a little chat, I asked him a favor: “Joel, mind if I’d get a picture with you?”
“Ah, sure thing.”, he says.
And with a click of my poor-quality camera phone, this Messianic music lover was on Cloud 9:
