If we lose “the heavenly vision” God has given us, we alone are
responsible— not God. We lose the vision because of our own lack of
spiritual growth. If we do not apply our beliefs about God to the issues
of everyday life, the vision God has given us will never be fulfilled.
The only way to be obedient to “the heavenly vision” is to give our
utmost for His highest— our best for His glory. This can be accomplished
only when we make a determination to continually remember God’s vision.
But the acid test is obedience to the vision in the details of our
everyday life— sixty seconds out of every minute, and sixty minutes out
of every hour, not just during times of personal prayer or public
meetings.
“Though it tarries, wait for it . . .” (Habakkuk 2:3).
We cannot bring the vision to fulfillment through our own efforts, but
must live under its inspiration until it fulfills itself. We try to be
so practical that we forget the vision. At the very beginning we saw the
vision but did not wait for it. We rushed off to do our practical work,
and once the vision was fulfilled we could no longer even see it.
Waiting for a vision that “tarries” is the true test of our faithfulness
to God. It is at the risk of our own soul’s welfare that we get caught
up in practical busy-work, only to miss the fulfillment of the vision.
Watch for the storms of God. The only way God plants His saints is
through the whirlwind of His storms. Will you be proven to be an empty
pod with no seed inside? That will depend on whether or not you are
actually living in the light of the vision you have seen. Let God send
you out through His storm, and don’t go until He does. If you select
your own spot to be planted, you will prove yourself to be an
unproductive, empty pod. However, if you allow God to plant you, you
will “bear much fruit” (John 15:8).
It is essential that we live and “walk in the light” of God’s vision for us (1 John 1:7).
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