Write the Vision

 

Write the Vision

 

Habakkuk 2:2-3

Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. ³ For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry.

God is alive and He’s working in our lives to reveal His plan and purpose for us. This plan is forming as we go through many ups and downs in life. There are many roads that we will travel that will come to an end. But in God’s faithfulness He shows us that there is always another sign pointing us in the direction that we should go. This path is invisible and yet it doesn’t make sense because we cannot see it with our physical sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.

The Lord chose us before the foundation of the world was made. Psalm 139:13-14 For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. He spoke words over our lives who we would be and our purpose. We were with Him before we were born into this world. Our destinies have been written and blessed by God. Romans 8:29-30 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

Many of us have a hard time trying to figure out who we are and what is our purpose. We often turn to the world and follow others into their occupations that they pick. The world gives praise to people who follow the world’s systems of living and working. This path works well for many because they can make a good living and earn privileges with perks, rank, and prestige. And yet, for those who aren’t so fortunate get stuck in low paying jobs with unfair workloads. This path is like working on a pulley wheel where the people at the bottom are working the hardest and are overlooked for advancement or promotions, because the suits at the top get to decide who goes up the ladder and who doesn’t based on their vision plan. They write out the job descriptions and it’s a catch 22 because the rules are always changing for the people at the bottom when they add to the job description a degree is required or xyz years of experience is necessary to qualify, majority of the workers who are at the bottom don’t meet the qualification. Matthew 20:16 So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.”

People of God, we must first turn to Him. He is fair and just in all His ways. There is a greater purpose to our lives that will bring God the glory. Every shut door is not the end, because God has a master plan and path that leads to His righteousness. We must start there in seeking the Lord for the direction and answers to our prayers. Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. He holds the plans to our lives. Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

We must grow in our walk with the Lord because He desires to have a relationship with us. Our minds must be renewed through the Word. Romans 12:1-2 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. When our struggles and pain get too heavy to carry, we are willing to sit and listen to the Lord. Because our backs are against the wall, and we feel trapped in the quicksand of life. We see others prospering and making plans about what they are doing pertaining to their life’s dreams. And for most they are barely eating and getting by. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Psalm 37:5 Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.

We must get our priorities in order but keep God first. He is guiding us individually on the paths that He predestined. Every test, lesson, storm, hardship, and mistake are all working together for our good. Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. The Word of the Lord is living and is the lamp to our feet to direct us to Christ. We are not fully seeking God, if we are chasing the things in this world because our hearts and minds are still filled with lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh and the pride of life. So sometimes, the Lord must turn up the heat to get our full attention. Hebrews 12:6-7 For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.” 7 If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? 

 

These tests and lessons are put into our lives to develop our faith and to teach us to turn to His Word. We are God’s children, and He wants us to know Him, so that our testimonies will be for His glory and compel others to believe in Jesus. As we yield to the process the Holy Spirit is creating in us a new spirit. He is transforming us from the old man into the new man. We must become born again to learn how to hear God and to discern the spiritual things and to walk in the Spirit. John 3:5-8 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” The Holy Spirit is dwelling within us until the day of redemption.

 

This does not look like a vision plan or vision statement according to the world’s definition. However, Our Father God put His vision plan into time to save us from His wrath. He sent His beloved Son, Jesus to die for the entire world’s sin. John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. Everyone who repents and accept Jesus as their Lord will be saved from God’s wrath. Romans 5:8-11 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. 11 And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

 

Our lives were created to worship and to glorify God. He placed inside each of us gifts, talents, and gave each person a purpose. Through the work of the Holy Spirit in a believer’s life He reveals to them revelations, dreams, visions and downloads them into our inner man (new spirit). This is personal between the believer and God. Some people write these experiences in their journals as they continue to build their intimacy and faith walk with God. Every vision that comes from the Lord He makes provisions for it and will bring it to pass. This will be by His Spirit and power so that He is glorified. Isaiah 42:8 I am the Lord, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images. As the Holy Spirit see’s our obedience we will witness to others about Jesus and His praises will be heard in the heavens and earth.

  

Dreams of Passion

 

If tomorrow never comes

My spirit shall live again

Across the Milky Way shines the light

No one can have my dreams

No matter how long it takes

My soul was created to fulfill a plan

Heaven is watching closely

As I pray for understanding

Step by step I know it’s divine

In the midst of it all

The Lord will smile and be glorified

Every tear will birth praise

As His blessings rain from above

The Holy Spirit is guiding my soul

As I decree what God has for me

Every dream and gift that He sends

I will write the vision and make it plain

For my life is not over till He is pleased

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