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"I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision" -
Acts 26:19
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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