Morning by Morning, January 27, 2026 — “Behold and Be Held”
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Steady my spirit, I as I look to You and seek to follow You—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ...
As I wait for Your leading these words come to my mind: “Behold and be held.” ...
Then this Scripture:
“One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple” (Psalm 27:4).
To “behold” You is to seek You, to look to You, to worship and adore You, to wait and listen for You, to trust You and entrust myself to You.
And as I “behold” You, You are holding me. You are protecting me, guiding me, leading me. You are going before me in ways I don’t see, moving on behalf of me in ways I don’t know. You are even changing me from the inside out in ways that I could never do and in ways only You can do, as I’m beholding You, according to Your Word:
“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:18).
So I receive Your invitation to behold You now. Here in these first moments of my morning. And also throughout the moments of my day. Even as I arise now from my prayer chair and go out into my day, may my spirit never stopping pursuing You and may my heart never turn away from You.
As I behold You, I’m being held by You. As I behold You, I’m becoming more like You, “from glory to glory” and step by step on my daily journey to spiritual maturity in You.
“Behold, God is my Helper” (Psalm 54:4). “Behold, God is my Salvation, I will trust and not be afraid” (Isaiah 12:2). “So our eyes look to the Lord our God, until His mercy is on us” (Psalm 123:2). In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you behold the Lord and be held by Him, in Jesus' name. God bless you, my friend! And you have a great day!
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