Why Do We Need Vision?
To commit our ways to the Lord for our glorious destiny in Christ to be realized – Ps. 37:5
Ps 37:5
5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
We should always remember that God will only back up His plan in our lives and not our plans – Jonah Chapts 1-3/ 1 Thess. 5:24
How to Access God’s Vision for Our Lives
-Be spiritually watchful – Hab. 2:1-3
-maintaining active spiritual alertness
-Discerning the Times: Being aware of the moral and spiritual climate, avoiding deception, and understanding the times
Self-Control & Stability: Standing firm in faith and maintaining mental alertness to avoid being caught off guard.
You must come up either. Rev 4;1
-Key Aspects of "Come Up Hither":
Divine Call to Action: It is a command to rise above worldly noise, distractions, and carnal perspectives to see things from a heavenly viewpoint.
Spiritual Transformation: This journey involves altering one's consciousness and expanding understanding through increased illumination.
Revelation of Secrets:
The invitation is accompanied by a promise to be shown "things which must be hereafter," unlocking divine strategies for life and ministry.
Higher Authority: It represents a shift from a lower, struggling existence to a place of power, where one operates in greater dimensions of grace and encounters fewer struggles.
Focus on Intimacy: It is a call to deeper fellowship, requiring hunger and persistence in seeking God.
Hab 2:1-3
I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. 2 And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
Continue to study in search of relevant facts – Dan. 11:32
Dan 11:32
32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.
Biblical Proofs of a true Vision
God goes before you – Jn 10:4-5/ Is 45:1-3
John 10:4-5
4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a
God goes with you – Mat. 28:20/ Heb. 13:5
Matt 28:20
Heb 13:5 -5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
You enjoy divine presence – Ps.23:1-5 / Jn 10:4
Ps 23
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
John 10:4
4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.