of Sodom and Gomorrah. However, Lot’s wife
did not take on that vision even though she had
heard the same warning. Her spiritual vision
was blurred and cloudy because she was distracted
by the lusts and sins of those two cities.
Instead of setting out to do the whole will of
God and escape the coming judgment, Lot’s
wife was preoccupied with self; and it is the
same with many people today.
Always put God first.
Jonah did not keep the vision God gave him
of preaching to the people in Nineveh. Instead,
he tried to excuse himself from representing
God to those people who were in need
of help, but God would not allow him to get
by with that; so God sent a whale to swallow
him . Now the LORD had prepared a great
fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was
in the belly of the fish three days and three
nights (Jonah 1:17). How many times has God
been forced to send a whale after His children
because they lost the heavenly vision of who
they are, who they are representing and the fact
that they are on Earth to win lost souls?
Jesus tried to give His disciples spiritual
vision of the plan of redemption, but they
wouldn’t let it sink in because they had their
own selfish ideas and opinions about Jesus.
They thought they knew why He was on
Earth and what He was supposed to do. As
a result, Jesus’ disciples abandoned Him in
the Garden of Gethsemane when He needed
them the most. Then all the disciples forsook
him, and fled (Matthew 26:56). They
also missed out on one of the greatest events
of all time—the Resurrection of Jesus.
What Do You See?
Many so-called Christians make poor ambassadors
for Christ because they are content living
in this foreign country, and they are unconcerned
with bringing in the Lord’s harvest or
making preparations to leave this world behind
when Jesus returns. Their lives are preoccupied
with the cares of life, the fellowship of this
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from all over the world to these different outlets;
and they are receiving from the Lord
spiritually, physically and financially.
Many Christians will be greatly disappointed
on the Day of Rewards because they did not
take advantage of opportunities to invest or
do more to win souls. Others will realize they
had foolishly invested in ministries that wasted
God’s money and were not about winning
souls for the Lord.
The Apostle Paul declared in Romans 1:14
that he was a debtor not only to the Lord but
to all people; and like Paul, we are debtors to
lost souls in need of help. We are debtors to
those around the world who have never had
the opportunity to receive living reality in
Jesus Christ.
Jesus said, Freely ye have received, freely
give (Matthew 10:8). The Lord wants to bless
His children abundantly, but with such blessings
comes great responsibility. It is impossible
for you to ever repay your debt unto the
Lord, but you can do your best to serve Him
from this day forward. You can do your best to
represent Him to others and to build His Kingdom
with souls.
Keep the Heavenly Vision
The Bible says, Where there is no vision,
the people perish (Proverbs 29:18). It takes
clear, spiritual vision to represent Christ and be
about your heavenly Father’s business. It takes
clear, spiritual vision to make all the sacrifices
necessary to do the whole will of God.
Noah and his family had divine vision to
build an ark, and they maintained that vision
for 120 years in a civilization where every
thought of the people’s hearts was evil continually.
Not one soul was saved in all those
years, yet Noah and his family never strayed
or became distracted from that heavenly vision
regardless of the obstacles they faced. They
made every sacrifice necessary, and they kept
on working no matter how many trials and persecutions
they faced.
We read in Genesis 19 that Lot and his two
daughters took on divine vision when God sent
two angels to warn them and deliver them from
the coming judgment of God upon the cities
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