{"id":8298,"date":"2013-03-11T05:49:46","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T13:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wordpress\/?p=8298"},"modified":"2013-03-11T06:04:16","modified_gmt":"2013-03-11T14:04:16","slug":"obedience-to-the-%e2%80%9cheavenly-vision%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=8298","title":{"rendered":"Obedience to the \u201cHeavenly Vision\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision \u2014Acts 26:19<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wtSKzHxVqxQ\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"520\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nIf we lose \u201cthe heavenly vision\u201d God has given us, we alone are responsible\u2014 not God. We lose the vision because of our own lack of spiritual growth. If we do not apply our beliefs about God to the issues of everyday life, the vision God has given us will never be fulfilled. The only way to be obedient to \u201cthe heavenly vision\u201d is to give our utmost for His highest\u2014 our best for His glory. This can be accomplished only when we make a determination to continually remember God\u2019s vision. But the acid test is obedience to the vision in the details of our everyday life\u2014 sixty seconds out of every minute, and sixty minutes out of every hour, not just during times of personal prayer or public meetings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough it tarries, wait for it . . .\u201d (Habakkuk 2:3). We cannot bring the vision to fulfillment through our own efforts, but must live under its inspiration until it fulfills itself. We try to be so practical that we forget the vision. At the very beginning we saw the vision but did not wait for it. We rushed off to do our practical work, and once the vision was fulfilled we could no longer even see it. Waiting for a vision that \u201ctarries\u201d is the true test of our faithfulness to God. It is at the risk of our own soul\u2019s welfare that we get caught up in practical busy-work, only to miss the fulfillment of the vision.<\/p>\n<p>Watch for the storms of God. The only way God plants His saints is through the whirlwind of His storms. Will you be proven to be an empty pod with no seed inside? That will depend on whether or not you are actually living in the light of the vision you have seen. Let God send you out through His storm, and don\u2019t go until He does. If you select your own spot to be planted, you will prove yourself to be an unproductive, empty pod. However, if you allow God to plant you, you will \u201cbear much fruit\u201d (John 15:8).<\/p>\n<p>It is essential that we live and \u201cwalk in the light\u201d of God\u2019s vision for us (1 John 1:7).<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>March 11, 2013<\/p>\n<p>Journal Entry for Today-JDV<\/p>\n<p>Thank you Lord for reminding me that You are always there and that my role is too simply surrender into Your arms. I love the vision of falling into You. Thank you again for providing the vision and the help for my life.<\/p>\n<p>And God says\u2026\u201dYou are to trust and rely on Me, that is all. You cannot bring enough of your own \u201cgoodness\u201d or righteousness to our relationship. You can only bring complete surrender and hope. Trust in Me with all your heart,\u00a0 do not rely on your own understanding or capabilities, and I will make your paths straight. Seek Me first and I will give you everything else you need. Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision \u2014Acts 26:19 If we lose \u201cthe heavenly vision\u201d God has given us, we alone are responsible\u2014 not God. We lose the vision because of our own lack of spiritual growth. 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