FAITH CAPSULE: What man sees will determine what man receives and becomes of man.

1 Samuel 13

To behold is to look or to see. In life, it is true that what man sees will determine what man receives and becomes of man. When a man looks into challenges with negativity nothing will come out of such challenge but negative. One that sees, and act based on the promise in the word of God will see positively in the place negativity. God promised the Israelites but the Israelites failed to behold positively but negatively in the promise of God for their journey to the promise of God. As they journeyed, the Egyptians drew near them with no way of escape. It is written “…the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptian marched after them. So, they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to the Lord.” (Exodus 14:10) The Israelites behold their enemy and fear took over them.
What are you beholding or looking up to? In any area of life, beholding the challenges of life will hold back man from moving forward in life. As a believer that give self to the word of God must take position of beholding positive but not negative in the word of God. Beholding positively in the word of God is an evidence of faith. God is true to His word which does not fail.
Daniel’s three friends (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) saw in the testimony of God and their faith was activated for them to stand trusting and hopefull in God’s deliverance. Judgment by Nebuchadnezzar against Daniel’s three friends was not enough for three friends to behold outside of God’s delivering power. Bible recorded, “Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.” (Daniel 3:19) The fullness of fury in the eyes of Nebuchadnezzar and his command was not enough for the bulging of the three friends of Daniel. This day behold positive not negative. Look into the promise of God over your challenge, see, receive and become an overcomer.
Samuel commanded King Saul to wait for seven days in the face of intimidating challenge. King Saul could not behold in the word of Samuel but saw in his challenges. Samuel reacted to Saul, “What have you done?”Saul said, “When I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered together at Michmash, then I said, ‘The Philistines will now come down on me at Gilgal, and I have not made supplication to the Lord.’ Therefore I felt compelled, and offered a burnt offering.”” (1Samuel 13:11-12) Saul behold negativity which prompted his failure. Know to only behold positive in the place of negative challenge.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to always see in the promises of God to overcome your challenges.