PROPHETIC PERFECTION OF VISION

“Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the HEAVENLY VISION” – Acts 26:19

God is specialised in the PROPHETIC PERFECTION of VISION: “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the HEAVENLY VISION” (Acts 26:19). The heavenly Vision is the perfected Vision. Paul’s vision on Damascus Road was tried, tested, and triumphed until it became a Law to obey! Purpose is your “reason for being.” Vision is the unveiling or revelation of purpose; the unfolding of divine plan for a person, group, community, organisation or nation. God wants you to catch a divine Vision and walk – indeed, RUN – in obedience to its prophetic accuracy and clarity. Habakkuk 2:2-3 says, “Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that reads it. 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.”

A divine vision is a living thing: it has a conception and grows in phases to the climax of maturity and fulfilment. Perfection of Vision speaks of its development into Maturation. Your life’s path of progress follows the path of your vision. As you lay hold on and move with vision, so does it grow. You never grow beyond your vision. People of great visions grow up into great people; while people with no vision wallow in obscurity. A divine Vision is a living and dynamic spark of inspiration.

Your vision is your future: “Then I said, ‘Behold, I have  come – in the volume of the book it is written of Me – to do Your will, O God’ ” (Heb.10:7). Somewhere in the “Volume of the Book” – the Bible – a specific word is written about you as it was for Jesus (Lk.4:17-21). As you search God's Word and commune with His Spirit, He will inspire and equip you to catch, clarify, comprehend, cherish, communicate, and become committed to run with your vision until it becomes a fulfilled mission!

Cherish the vision: personalise it through regular meditation in God’s Word (Jos.1:8). Think of it by day; and dream of it by night. Through meditation, you will develop, expand and enlarge your vision. Keep God’s Word and Will before your eyes and heart. You need undivided attention to hold the vision to the end!

Commit to the vision: transform the vision into a mission. Paul boldly declared: “… I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision” (Acts 26:19). The Vision is a Law; obey it! Vision is always tested in the furnace of trials and oppositions. Conflicts, competition or criticisms may arise against it, but commitment will guarantee conquest. Resources follow commitment!

Confess ownership of the vision: the vision is yours; you must act on it or keep quiet. Until you have written down your vision, you’ve not confessed ownership of it. The vision is specific to you; no other person is granted the same, because you are unique. God’s vision is customized to fit who you are and where you are. No one can fulfil it on your behalf. Let the vision possess your thinking, talking, time and tasks. It is not just an idea you possess; it is a passion that possesses you. God sent you here for a purpose: pour your heart and life into it. You must keep appointment with your life’s assignment!

Communicate the vision: any vision worth pursuing is worth sharing or communicating with friends, followers, partners, role-models or other destiny helpers. Consult and connect for the vision. This is like focusing a camera’s lenses. The more you share the vision, the clearer it becomes in your mind. An unshared vision may remain foggy and hazy, and soon lose its cutting-edge: “For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety” (Pro. 24:6).

Visions belong to people of faith and action; people who desire change, dynamism, and growth; people who are ready to run with their visions; movers and doers, not sluggards, loafers and laggards, who rest on their oars – Bible’s models like Joseph and Paul, who ran with their Visions, and made eternal impact in their generations and locations!