Once you spoke in a vision, to your faithful people you said: "I have bestowed strength on a warrior; I have exalted a young man from among the people. I have found David my servant; with my sacred oil I have anointed him." -Psalm 89:19, 20
The Bible reminds us of the way the Lord spoke long ago concerning a vision. God gave a vision to the people of a strong and faithful leader by the name of David. Just as God promised He would give the people a faithful leader, the promise came to pass. God kept the promise that He had shown the people in earlier visions. Some thought the vision might never come to pass, but eventually it did. Those who continued to trust in the Lord were blessed and they saw the vision become a reality.
I point this out because of how easy it is to lose sight of the vision the Lord has given us. God gives the vision, and if we fail to act upon it, then we miss out on the fullness of the blessings and the power of God in our lives. Remember that just because we didn’t follow the vision back then does not mean we can’t follow it now. Is it too late to rise up in faith and follow the vision God has placed upon your heart? The answer is certainly not! Is it too late to trust God and move toward a vision that He gave long ago? Again I say, no it is not! Remember that God gave His people a vision of what the Promised Land was going to be like – a land flowing with milk and honey. But the people did not believe God, failed to move toward the vision, and as a result they wandered in the wilderness for 40 long years. Later on, however, they had an opportunity to move toward the vision God gave them all those years before. The vision that once was came to pass.
Was there a vision the Lord placed upon your heart at one time, but for some reason you did not follow it? Was it to be a more positive witness for Christ, be a better parent, pray with deeper devotion, read the Bible all the way through, or maybe even preach the gospel? The challenge is to re-capture that blessed vision. No where in God’s Word can we find justification for remaining where we are. God has called us to move forward in faith reaching out to everyone around us. In his book, “Finding your Church,” George Barna said, “Vision always entails progress: it is never satisfied with the status quo.” Whatever is standing in our way, be it doubt, fear, uncertainty, worry, pride, or anything else, God can and will overcome.
The vision that once was can be again. The time has come to start moving toward the vision God had placed on our hearts. Lives can be touched, souls can be saved, the body of Christ can grow, the people can be spiritually renewed and revived, and the Lord can have the increase. But we must be faithful and trust God – believing that with God nothing is impossible. Recapture that vision and move forward.
