(Proverbs 29:18 KJV)
Not far from where I live there are some old Farm buildings
Visible from the road
There is a big sign on them which says something like:
“Stunning new development”
If you saw it, you would probably think ,like me
“That takes a lot of imagination”
Because it looks nothing like
What it is destined to become.
Somebody, clearly, has a vision.
The bible says that “Where there is no vision, the people perish”
Which is an interesting concept
Especially as the word Perish means
“To become naked” or as the NIV puts it “Cast off restraint”
The Visions (Revelations) of God to us are by nature, redemptive.
They clothe us with hope for a future.
I find it hard to absorb this
Without these heavenly moments.
Right now, the old Farm it looks like it has lacked a vision for some while
Dilapidated, un-glorious, naked.
God can give us a vision of what we are to become because he sees us that way now.
He will show us - even a glimpse.
It comes through a Bible verse, an encouragement from a friend, a prophecy, a hug.
I see it once more
And once more I understand that he will do it.
You and I are not yet all that we are to become
But, we will be.