Timely Visions

Habakkuk 2:2

2Then the Lord replied: "Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.

The prophet Habakkuk received an oracle from the Lord. An oracle is a vision. The Lord told him to write it down so that whoever reads it delivers what they have seen. In verse three the Lord says that the vision has an appointed time. So what is a vision? Merriam-Webster's Dictionary defines vision as something seen otherwise than by ordinary sight or a vivid picture. And a visionary is one who sees visions or whose ideas and projects seem impractical. In our society, a visionary is not a bad thing. Usually, in the beginning, they are seen as off because their road is a little different than others. But in time, it is made clear.

Why are we on this topic? Time is something none of us controls. You can think you control your time but there are only 24 hours in a day and seven days in a week. You can not extend or decrease that. You can not even control when you open your eyes. You cannot control the amount of time you have here on this earth. The only thing you can control is what you do with your time. When God gave me a second chance to get it right, I decided I was going to take it. Just this past Saturday night, the www.getyourjoyinthemorning.com website launched. Some people were shocked because they thought it was just about a book and a daily message. Oh but God revealed a vision unto me. This is so much bigger than you think.

If you have received a vision of what you are supposed to do, it would be wise for you to carry it out. Remember time is something you do not control. But what you do with your time is the only thing you can.

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Run With the Vision

Philippians 4:13

13I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

It is a very popular and well spoken scripture which is now used as a cliche. The apostle Paul was telling the church in Philippi how he was able to get through both good circumstances and not so good circumstances. He said Christ provides the strength. God has been speaking to me on this scripture with yet another revelation. Though the scripture is quoted often, many do not fully believe that Christ gives them the strength to do anything.

For example, having an idea. Many do not believe they have the strength in Jesus to carry out an idea. So instead of carrying it out, they let it die or fall by the waste side of life and settle for whatever is handed to them. Did you know that by doing so you are not displaying that you are operating in the strength Christ has given you? Here's another way to view it.

When you have an idea it is a vision from God. When God gives you a vision He expects you to use it. So if God the Father provides the vision and God the Son provides the strength, then God the Holy Spirit provides the guidance on how to move forward with it. Each member of the Holy Trinity has a stake in you. So glorifying each member of the Holy Trinity by running with a vision shows others who God is and that if you can do it with them backing you, so can someone else with what the Trinity has provided them. Sure you may have bumps in the road, people may even erroneously think that you are moving in the wrong direction because you're not doing what everyone else is doing. God knows what He gave you and why He gave it to you. Don't worry about anyone else when the Holy Trinity has your back.

Run with the vision because Christ gives you strength.

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