Divine Vision: Guiding Purpose and Transformation
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Vision is the divine compass that guides us towards God's purposes. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. You see, in Proverbs 29, 18, it tells us, When there is no prophetic vision, the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law. Hallelujah. A God-given vision. Cause. Cause his people to action, alignment, and advancement of his kingdom. Amen? [00:00:34]
Vision begins with God. Amen. And Habakkuk 2:23. It commands this. It says, write the vision, make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. Hallelujah. For still the vision awaits its appointed time. It hastens to the end. It will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it. It will surely come. It will not delay. Can I hear a hallelujah? [00:02:28]
Vision is not just a picture of what could be. It's a revelation of what must be. Hallelujah. A clear vision inspires unity among the brethren amen sacrifice and perseverance throughout scripture god gives his people visions to accomplish his purposes amen [00:03:12]
Esther's story, it exemplifies how vision transforms an individual into a vessel of deliverance, amen. Esther. Esther 4, 14, it declares this, for if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from where? From another place. But you and your father. [00:09:41]
Imagine Esther's fear at the crossroads as she stood there which way god which way do i do this and i might die what do i do what do i do i you can imagine because i'm you know she's she's like us right she's flesh and blood and she was an orphan jew jewish woman who was living living as a queen in a foreign land amen her people were under the threat literally of extinction and her initial instinct really was hesitation she hesitated a bit right yet mordecai were his words if they stirred something deep within her a sense of divine purpose with courage she birthed from a clear vision amen esther she fasted she prayed as she approached the king risking her life to save the people [00:10:31]
The story of Nehemiah Nehemiah's story is one of a divine burden that was turned into really a collective a community type action if we read in Nehemiah 1 4 it says this as soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven you see when Nehemiah's story is one of a divine burden that was turned into really a I had learned of Jerusalem's broken walls he he was what was overcome by grief amen have you ever been so overcome by grief or something that you prayed and you fasted until you saw great [00:12:06]
But his burden became a vision. Amen. And his vision became a plan. Hallelujah. Let's just say out loud, just say, Lord, let the burden you put on me a vision. [00:13:26]
Nehemiah's leadership reminds us that vision often involves rebuilding something that is broken. Or rebuilding what worked for one season. But required. There's a revised blueprint for the next season. Are you hearing what I'm saying? Are you catching this in the spirit, men and women of God? So that which was. [00:18:01]
Paul encountered this is about Paul's encounter on the road to Damascus it transformed him into one of the greatest visionaries of the early church amen Let's look at that scripture real quick. Acts 9, verses 3 through 6. [00:20:08]
See, Paul testifies in Acts 26. He says, therefore. Oh, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision. That's what he said. I wasn't disobedient to the heavenly vision. So despite the beatings, despite the shipwrecks, despite the imprisonment, Paul's obedience to God's vision changed the world. [00:21:06]
Revivalists like Catherine Coleman. Everybody knows Catherine Coleman, right? Oral Roberts. Maria and Evan Roberts. Remember him? And the Welsh. So they remind us of the power of vision. So for Catherine Coleman, she really endured a lot of criticism, right? And personal heartbreak in her ministry. There was a lot of things that happened. [00:26:26]
So you see each of these revivalists pursued god's vision and unwavering faith shaping their generation and beyond amen generation to generation say generation to generation to generation hallelujah thank you jesus they remind us that fulfilling a divine mandate often requires sacrifice and courage and relentless faith amen hallelujah [00:32:09]
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Vision begins with God. Amen. And Habakkuk 2:23. It commands this. It says, write the vision, make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. Hallelujah. For still the vision awaits its appointed time. It hastens to the end. It will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it. It will surely come. It will not delay. Can I hear a hallelujah? [00:02:28]
Vision is not just a picture of what could be. It's a revelation of what must be. Hallelujah. A clear vision inspires unity among the brethren amen sacrifice and perseverance throughout scripture god gives his people visions to accomplish his purposes amen [00:03:12]
Esther's story, it exemplifies how vision transforms an individual into a vessel of deliverance, amen. Esther. Esther 4, 14, it declares this, for if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from where? From another place. But you and your father. [00:09:41]
Imagine Esther's fear at the crossroads as she stood there which way god which way do i do this and i might die what do i do what do i do i you can imagine because i'm you know she's she's like us right she's flesh and blood and she was an orphan jew jewish woman who was living living as a queen in a foreign land amen her people were under the threat literally of extinction and her initial instinct really was hesitation she hesitated a bit right yet mordecai were his words if they stirred something deep within her a sense of divine purpose with courage she birthed from a clear vision amen esther she fasted she prayed as she approached the king risking her life to save the people [00:10:31]
The story of Nehemiah Nehemiah's story is one of a divine burden that was turned into really a collective a community type action if we read in Nehemiah 1 4 it says this as soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven you see when Nehemiah's story is one of a divine burden that was turned into really a I had learned of Jerusalem's broken walls he he was what was overcome by grief amen have you ever been so overcome by grief or something that you prayed and you fasted until you saw great [00:12:06]
But his burden became a vision. Amen. And his vision became a plan. Hallelujah. Let's just say out loud, just say, Lord, let the burden you put on me a vision. [00:13:26]
Nehemiah's leadership reminds us that vision often involves rebuilding something that is broken. Or rebuilding what worked for one season. But required. There's a revised blueprint for the next season. Are you hearing what I'm saying? Are you catching this in the spirit, men and women of God? So that which was. [00:18:01]
Paul encountered this is about Paul's encounter on the road to Damascus it transformed him into one of the greatest visionaries of the early church amen Let's look at that scripture real quick. Acts 9, verses 3 through 6. [00:20:08]
See, Paul testifies in Acts 26. He says, therefore. Oh, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision. That's what he said. I wasn't disobedient to the heavenly vision. So despite the beatings, despite the shipwrecks, despite the imprisonment, Paul's obedience to God's vision changed the world. [00:21:06]
Revivalists like Catherine Coleman. Everybody knows Catherine Coleman, right? Oral Roberts. Maria and Evan Roberts. Remember him? And the Welsh. So they remind us of the power of vision. So for Catherine Coleman, she really endured a lot of criticism, right? And personal heartbreak in her ministry. There was a lot of things that happened. [00:26:26]
So you see each of these revivalists pursued god's vision and unwavering faith shaping their generation and beyond amen generation to generation say generation to generation to generation hallelujah thank you jesus they remind us that fulfilling a divine mandate often requires sacrifice and courage and relentless faith amen hallelujah [00:32:09]
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