Without a Vision
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Where there is no vision, the people perish… (Proverbs 29:18 – KJV)
The vision referred to here is supernatural, such as only God can impart to the human soul.
When God finds a man or woman who is so open to His will and His way, He gives them such an understanding that can inspire others and set them on fire for the truth.
Such a man was George Whitfield who preached with such power thousands were won to Christ.
Such a man was John Wesley whose heart was strangely warmed at Alders gate, and went on to found the Methodist church.
Such a team was William and Catherine Booth who set London ablaze with the message of Salvation through the Salvation Army.
Such a man was Robert Murray McCheyne, who only lived to the age of twenty nine, but who learned to weep for the lost in such a way as sparked revival in his time.
I could go on and on, citing people in the Bible and out of it to illustrate what it means to have a vision of God, but you get my point. Not all you receive a vision from God will be as dramatically successful or famed as these, but their lives will make an impact will not fail to inspire those around them.
The question is, “Are you and I as open as these to God’s will and purpose as these men and woman are. Can God trust us with a vision that will transform those around us?”
Will our generation perish because there are not enough men and woman open enough to receive a vision of God.
A Shakespearean or English Sonnet
(© Tuesday 21st March 1995 – by Christopher Shennan)
“Without a vision the people perish,”
Without a vision the multitudes die.
For the eyes grow dim; hope can’t flourish
When the heart can’t lift in search of the sky.
The human spirit has to dream and reach for
The highest and best that God can provide,
But often, it seems, there’s nothing to search for,
And nothing to stir cold hearts deep inside.
Grant a vision, Lord, to hearts made of stone,
To eyes that are blinded, or growing dim.
Reveal all your glory to those alone —
And those still hungering and thirsting for Him.
Why should those perish who have never heard,
While I hold in my heart Christ’s living Word?
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