Write It, Then Live It

"Where there is no vision, the people perish." (Proverbs 29:18). This warning is as true today as when it was written. Without vision we wander aimlessly, with no direction and no purpose. Yet briefly pondering what your vision might be isn't enough – if we want a vision that truly directs our lives, it has to be real. God said this about His own vision: "Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it" (Habakkuk 2:2). Writing engages both sight and touch, not merely speech. God gave Habakkuk a vision meant to be lived: "For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea." (Habakkuk 2:14). That vision runs throughout Scripture, but it was made most real in Jesus. God's glory isn't simply filling the earth with beautiful things – it's filling it with people who reflect His character. When He revealed His glory to Moses, it was His character He shared (Exodus 33:18, 34:5-7). But those were still words. In Jesus, God's vision moved from words written to words lived. He spoke, touched, and embodied God's glory. "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." (John 1:14). He showed us God's vision. Now we are called to make it real in our own lives. (Craig B). Open Bible – bit.ly/pro29v18, bit.ly/HAB2V2, bit.ly/hab2v14, bit.ly/exo33v18, bit.ly/joh1v14