4 Biblical Truths
That Will Transform
Your Year
Transforming Truth #1 - VISION
Are you on a Vision Course or a Collision Course
Proverbs 29:18
(KJV) 18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
I believe that God is raising a generation with a new vision. If you remember when God spoke to Samuel; 1 Samuel 3:1 (NIV) “The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions.” The reason there were not many visions is because His church wasn’t right. Eli’s sons were not living right in ministry so the church was suffering from lack of Godly vision. But God saw young Samuel as a man that He could entrust vision to. God looks for people in every generation that have a heart for Him, in whom He can impart vision for the next generation.
The translation of this passage gives a glimpse into the types of vision that God desires to give a generation.
A Prophetic Vision
A prophetic God vision is a picture foretelling His intended plans. Everyone likes the prophetic vision as long as it’s a good vision. But what happens when it’s a vision that’s not popular with others? When you look at other prophets in the word, you see how they were not well received when they gave God’s future picture. Genesis 37:5 (NIV) 5 Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. Joseph’s story reveals that his own family hated him because of his prophetic dream.
Divine Order Vision
(TEV) 18 A nation without God's guidance is a nation without order. Happy are those who keep God's law!
A God vision brings about divine order to a nations culture. If ever there was a time that our nation needed divine order it’s now. God spoke to Isaiah in his day about the condition of his nation and look at what He said; Isaiah 22:1-2 (MSG) 1 “A Message concerning the Valley of Vision: What's going on here anyway? All this partying and noisemaking, 2 Shouting and cheering in the streets, the city noisy with celebrations!” The culture of his day was completely out of control. All of the fun and the parties were only a cover for the real problem – no God vision. In the middle of the valley of vision, God looked beneath the vision and saw why the vision itself was in trouble.
Miracle Vision
A God vision releases His miracle working power through His people. People need to have a vision for the miracle of what God can do in their life. Acts 3:3-5 (NIV) 4 Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, "Look at us!" 5 So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them.
(NCV) 18 Where there is no word from God, people are uncontrolled, but those who obey what they have been taught are happy. The man could only see his problem and Peter. But Peter was helping the man see beyond both of them to see the potential of Gods miracle power to heal his life. Peter was helping the crippled man to look at what God had deposited inside of him. Do people see God’s miracle power inside of us? Do they see God’s potential to do a miracle in their life? Can they receive a vision from God for their miracle from looking at us?
Without a God vision we run on a collision course from our God given destiny. God needs people with vision to keep us and our culture on Gods vision course.
