FAITH CAPSULE: See God in His word, and He will see you through. 

Genesis 28

When Jacob escaped from Esau from Beersheba toward Haran, he arrived at a place to sleep. 
In his sleep, he had a dream, “And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: ‘I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. 14 Also, your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (Genesis 28:13-14) 
In the dream was the promise of God for Jacob that called for his attention to God. 
God said, “Behold”. 
Behold means to observe, to look at. 
God called Jacob to observe, to look at, and to see the dream. 
Are you sincerely beholding Him?
The dream was loaded with great promise for Jacob as he encountered his life journey. 
Just as a dream sounds promising, the word promises is in the ear.
However, with a dream or word of God, it is all observing, looking, or seeing in the word of God that sounds in the direction of one? 
God purposely called attention to Jacob before delivering His promise to Jacob by saying, “Behold”.
With the promising dream for Jacob, God also assured Jacob with the promise of manifestation by calling his attention as stated, “Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” (Genesis 28:15) 
God used the word “Behold” to call attention to the promise; He also used the word “Behold” for His assurance to manifest the promise for Jacob. 
In the word or dream of God, He has promised you and assured you through the pages of the Bible, but you are not beholding Him. 
Are you looking or seeing what He has said? 
A failure to behold (look or see) the word of God is self-denial from possessing the assured promise of God.
Pay attention to His promise; He shall see you through for manifestation. 
The promise of God always goes through a process before manifestation. 
In all processes, the challenge cannot be exempt. 
Beholding God for His promise is looking up to God, which is evidence of faith in God. 
In all the words or dreams of God, have faith by meditating on His promise for manifestation. 
Jacob repeatedly disallowed discouragements and could not be denied the promise of God in life. 
He beheld God through his journey. 
Do not become self-denying of the promise of God for your life. 
Deny discouragement in your life, but be steadfast in beholding God.

Prayer for today: Ask that the strength of steadfastness in looking up to God shall be your portion.