SATURDAY 1ST OCT.,2016

TOPIC: THE POWER OF VISION (1)
TEXT: JOEL 2:28 “And it shall come to pass afterward that i will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your Daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions…..”

The power of vision enables you to see a potential masterpiece in what others overlook or consider worthless. It also helps you discover things within yourself you never knew were there. It brings out the best in you. Many of the people God used in Scripture looked like losers before they looked like winners. After the disciples fished all night and caught nothing, Jesus told them, ‘…Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men’ (Luke 5:10 ). They did, and they ended up:
a) building a church that’s still thriving two thousand years later;
b) writing history’s greatest books;
c) having our sons named after them. Does that mean you can just dream a dream and God will fulfil it? No. Paul says, ‘…You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honour God…’ (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).
At Calvary you lost the right to take your talents, opportunities and experiences and run off in any direction you please,bur why would you even want to? What could possibly be more fulfilling than God’s purpose for your life and what could be more tragic than missing it? You can’t wring(extract) enough meaning out of secular accomplishments to satisfy your soul. The hole you’re trying to fill has an eternal dimension only Christ can fill. That’s why you must pray, ‘Lord, show me Your vision for my life.’

MEDITATION: 1Chron 4:9-10

STUDY THE BIBLE
REV 2; NEH 3; PS 97