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02 production 2008
What is a vision?
great perception of future developments; the act or power of anticipating that which will or may come to be; an experience in which a personage, thing, or event appears vividly or credibly to the mind, although not actually present, often under the influence of a divine or other agency; a vivid, imaginative conception or anticipation
Proverbs 29:18
1. We will be able to call forth new life into our vision and dreams that was lost in the past 2. We will be able to live successfully in the present as we focus on the vision 3. We will be able to align our plans and purposes with God’s plan mapped out for us
Genesis 15:4-6
Genesis 12:2,7
Isaiah 26 19 But friends, your dead will live, your corpses will get to their feet. All you dead and buried, wake up! Sing! Your dew is morning dew catching the first rays of sun, the earth bursting with life, giving birth to the dead. (The Message)
Praying Isaiah 26:19 My dreams and visions will live. My dreams and visions will get to their feet. All my dreams and visions, wake up! Sing! Your dew is morning dew catching the first rays of sun, The earth bursting with life, giving birth to my dreams and visions.
The only power we have is the present. We can’t change the past – we need God’s help to restore us, cleanse us and forgive us. We can’t predict the future or control the future in a sense so we can only depend on God to lead us. What we can do now is the PRESENT!
A vision from God always involves and blesses others (Gen 12:2-3). God’s vision for us is always bigger (Gen 17:1-8). A God-inspired vision have eternal value (Gen 17:19-20).