VISION IS ABOUT YAH

Proverbs chapter 29










Today we are walking in: Vision Is about Yah







Habakkuk 2:2




And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, ​ and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.








VISION








Today we look to the word​ VISION- H2377 chazown- vision(in ecstatic state)​, vision​s​ (in night)​, oracle, prophecy (divine communication)​, vision (as title of book of prophecy)​ ​from H2372; a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle:—vision. to see, perceive, look, behold, prophesy, provide​, ​to see, behold​, to see as a seer in the ecstatic state​, to see, perceive with the intelligence​, to see (by experience)​, to provide









The Torah testifies........




Numbers 24:4




He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw ​ the vision H2377 of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:




Numbers 24:16




He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the Most High, which saw ​the vision H2377 of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:









The prophets proclaim.........

1​ ​Samuel 3:1




And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days;there was no open vision H2377. ​





Jeremiah 14:14




Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision H2377 ​ and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.








The writings bear witness.........




1​ ​Chronicles 17:15




According to all these words, and according to all this vision H2377, ​so did Nathan speak unto David.





Psalm 89:19




Then thou spakest in vision ​H2377 to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.







Vision Is about Yah Purpose, therefore, is the source of your vision. Your purpose existed before you did. What you were born to do was accomplished by Yah before you even arrived on the scene, and He ordained your birth in order to carry it out. Yah did not create you and then say, “Let Me see what I can do with this one.” He doesn’t create something and then decide what to use it for. He knows what He wants first, and then He assigns someone or something to accomplish it for Him. Consequently, at its essence, vision isn’t about us—it’s about Yah. Proverbs 19:21 says, “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” True vision is not a human invention. It’s about the desires Yah imparts to us. It is not our private view of the future; rather, it is the view of our future inspired by Yah. Vision is what Yah wants us to contribute in building His kingdom on earth. His purpose was established well before we had any plans for our lives. We were meant to consult Yah to find out His purposes for us so we can make the right plans. Ecclesiastes 3:14 says, “I know that everything Yah does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. Yah does it so that men will revere him.” You Already Know Your Vision Fourth, we must understand the key to recognizing personal vision. After hearing these teachings, many people say, “Okay, I heard your teachings. It’s wonderful, it changed my life, and I’m ready to go, except that I don’t know what my vision is. Tell me how to find it.” To find your vision, you have to look within yourself, where Yah has placed it. The key is this: Yah’s will is as close to us as our most persistent thoughts and deepest desires. Vision Is as Close as Your Deepest Desires Psalm 37:4 says, “Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your....” Desires of your what? “Your heart” (v. 4). Wait a minute. Doesn’t Yah give us desires from heaven? Yes, He does. Our desires originated there, but remember that Yah has placed His desires for you within your heart. He put the plans for your life within you when you were born, and they have never left you. The heart, in this case, means your subconscious mind. Yah put His plans there because He wants to make sure you find them. Sometimes, His ideas come in multiples. Yah may put five or six things in your mind that He wants you to do, each one for a different season of your life. Yet whether He gives you one idea or six ideas, the thoughts of Yah are consistent. They will be present throughout your life. No matter how old you grow, the same thoughts will keep coming back to you, and the desires will never leave you. This is because the will of Yah for you never changes. The Bible says, “Yah’s gifts and his call are irrevocable” (Romans 11:29). The specifics of your plans may change as your purpose unfolds, but your purpose is permanent. No matter what happens in life, you’ll never get away from what Yah has put in your heart to do. Vision possesses you; you don’t possess it. All the thoughts, ideas, plans, and dreams that remain consistent within you were put there by Yah. No matter how many times you may temporarily forget about them, they always come back into your mind. Vision is the idea that never leaves you, the dream that won’t go away, the passion that won’t subside, the “irritating” desire that’s so deep you can’t enjoy your current job because you’re always thinking about what you wish you were doing. Vision is what you keep seeing, even when you close your eyes. I have found that people are constantly waiting for Yah to tell them what to do when it has been given to them already. Religious people, especially Christian people, have been looking for Yah’s will everywhere except within themselves. It’s necessary for them to realize that they don’t receive their purposes after they are born again; they were already given their purposes when they were physically born. Yah has saved us because He gave us assignments that He doesn’t want to lose. You’re not saved for the sole purpose of going to heaven; you’re saved to finish your assignment on earth. As a matter of fact, Yah redeems you because of the vision you are carrying. The Bible says, “We are Yah’s workmanship, created in Hamachiach Yahusha to do good works, which Yah prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10, emphasis added). Many people ask me how Yah speaks to us. They say, “I want to hear from Yah. Does He speak in an audible voice? Does He come in the night and whisper in my ear? Does He speak through some animal or write on the wall like He did in the Old Testament?” They don’t realize that Yah has been speaking to them since they were born, and He is still speaking to them now. He speaks to them through the thoughts, ideas, and visions they keep having in their minds. If you are unclear about your vision, you can ask Yah to reveal to you the deepest desires He has placed within you. Some people call psychic hotlines to get others to tell them their futures. You don’t need to consult psychics or read tarot cards. The sad thing is that some Christians do nearly the equivalent of this when they run from meeting to meeting, asking people to prophesy over them concerning their futures, not understanding that Yah has given them their visions directly. A prophet can confirm your vision, but he or she will not give you your vision. Yah gives you that directly, and He reveals it to you as you listen to Him and follow Him. Yah says, “If you had responded to my rebuke, I would have poured out my heart to you and made my thoughts known to you” (Proverbs 1:23), and “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts” (Jeremiah 31:33). Yah puts His thoughts within us through the Holy Spirit. What we have to do is listen to what Yah has given us in our hearts and minds. Vision Is Much More than Mere “Interest” One way to discern whether something is a vision from Yah is to determine whether you have a real desire to do it or merely a passing interest in it. You can be interested in something, yet not really have a passion to do it. If you have passion, though, you will actively pursue your vision and things will start happening to bring it to pass. Remember that one person with vision is greater than the passive force of ninety-nine people who are merely interested in doing or becoming something. Vision Will Persist against the Odds Another way to recognize true vision is when you persevere in your dream regardless of great obstacles. When many people think about their dreams, they say, “Oh, no, that’s impossible for me to do,” so they settle down to do something lesser and end up being unfulfilled. The problem is often that we have been trained and brainwashed by our societies to dream small, think small, expect small, and not try to do anything too big. When we compare what we are told to see in the “real” world with our own dreams, our visions seem unrealistic and start to fade away. Yet if a vision is truly from Yah, we are meant to continue on, no matter what the difficulty. Therefore, if you have a genuine vision from Yah, you will need to develop persistence, which we’ll talk more about in a later chapter. Vision Is Unselfish True vision is also unselfish. Its purpose is to bring about Yah’s kingdom on earth and to turn people to Him. A vision, therefore, should always focus on helping humanity or building up others in some way. This means, first of all, that Yah will never have you pursue your vision at the expense of your family. An older man, who is a very beloved friend of mine, went to a conference, and a supposed prophet spoke to him about what Yah wanted for his life. He came to me afterward and said, “Did you hear what the prophet said?” I said, “Yes.” He asked, “What do you think?” I replied, “Well, let’s pray over that prophecy. Let’s take our time, get counsel, and find Yah’s will on it.” The next time I heard from him, he had already set up a plan to fulfill this prophecy. He left his family and went to another country. Was this really Yah’s purpose? There are instances when members of a family will agree to be apart for a time in order to serve a certain purpose. However, this was not the case with this man. When he pursued this prophecy, his wife was frustrated and his children were confused and angered. He was breaking up his family and causing all kinds of problems and difficulties for them. If pursuing your vision is causing turmoil in your family, stop and do some serious praying and soul-searching about the situation. Talk with your family members and listen to what they have to say. While you can expect to face some opposition to your vision, and while your family will not always understand or support your dream, pursuing it shouldn’t destroy the lives of your loved ones. Vision should always be accompanied by compassion. You need to be careful and sensitive not to hurt anyone on the way to achieving your goal. The second thing we should be aware of in regard to the unselfish nature of vision is that a true vision will not take the form of building a big business just so you can have millions of dollars, an expensive home, a sleek car, and a vacation house on the beach. These things are goals, but they are not vision— in fact, they are probably selfish ambition. Why? Because they build your kingdom rather than Yah’s kingdom. Your vision might well involve making a large amount of money. The difference, however, is in your motivation and attitude toward the money. Your perspective on your finances should be Yah- centered, not self-centered. You need to treat your finances as a resource Yah has provided to fulfill your vision, not as a tool to fill your life with luxuries.