Vision, Perseverance, and Hindrances
Vision, Perseverance, and Hindrances
A couple weeks ago during church the Lord spoke to me two words: Perseverance and hindrances. As He spoke He imparted a backdrop of vision. Meaning, I knew the context for perseverance and hindrances was vision that God had at one time given to individuals.
The following week the Lord gave me a word of exhortation. It seems like a word that will encourage more than just those at my church. I cannot reiterate it word-for-word, but the message will be the same. God began with a question.
“What has the passing of time done to your faith?”
Romans 4 says of Abraham, (paraphrased): Contrary to hope, in hope Abraham believed God. Abraham did not become weak in faith through the passing of time. And though he knew what God had promised was naturally impossible, he did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief. Instead Abraham continued to be strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, because he was fully convinced that what God had promised He was also able to perform.
All the heroes in Hebrews 11 have in common that they did not give up through the passing of time or in the midst of hindrances. They continued to believe God. Some of these heroes even died in faith not having received in this age what God had promised. Their faith carried them, not only past their current situation, but also past their life in this age.
What has the passing of time done to your vision—to your faith? Have you continued to believe God, to be strengthened in faith, or has your vision began to die? Maybe it even needs resurrection.God says that where there is no vision people cast off restraint; they run amiss; they perish.
Remember what God has spoken to you in the past. Bring it back into the forefront of your mind. Write it down; begin again to pray about it; plan for it; believe for it. Allow God to breathe new life into that which has become dim.
Faith endures circumstances; faith endures time.
Believe God, again.
Don’t let the sun set on your vision.
For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.
