Behold!

And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you. Genesis 9:9

In various places in the bible, when a speaker wanted to bring particular attention to something that required extra notice, he would say, “behold”. Behold is a word that signifies what comes next is profoundly important and not to be taken lightly. The Lord often used the word behold to indicate to the hearer that they must watch, pay special attention to and beware.

In today’s text, “behold” signifies that God wants us to acknowledge that He has established a covenant with us that ensures providence, not only for ourselves but also our families for generations to come. The word behold also demonstrates that whatever words God spoke after it, they were something that we could bank on as the absolute truth and a promise that would be fulfilled. For example, when the Lords said “behold, I come quickly”, He assured us that if we watch, one day we would see Him in Glory, and we can depend on that.

Today, consider the areas of your life where God may want you to stop and behold something He may be trying to show you, something very important He may want to say, or an area where He may be encouraging you to beware. Take the time now to “behold” the Lord by spending some quality time in His presence. Open the word to discover the many promises that the Lord does not want us to take lightly. “But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.”