“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. And also on My menservants and on My
maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.” –Joel 2: 28 – 29
God gives visions to individuals for
revelatory purposes. It is heaven
coming to earth to reveal God’s plan and communicate important
information. In Acts 10: 9 - 28 we read that
Peter experienced a vision when he was praying.
Visions can be experiences of intense imager and sound. Heaven came to earth to communicate God’s
plan to Peter. Peter did not understand
the vision, and doubted the vision because it did not agree with his way of
thinking, or the way he had been taught.
Many times we may not understand the vision, but God will always clarify
what He means if we will wait for Him to reveal the correct interpretation.
A missionary told
me about a group of small tribal village children that God used to preach the
gospel to another village. The leader of
the group of children was about 9 or 10 years old when he saw in a vision his
neighboring village. He saw Jesus
walking across the river to get to the village, and then saw Him standing in
the village showing His nail scarred hands and feet to the whole village. The leader told the vision to the other group
of children, and after prayer they decided that they must go to the other
village; however, when they got to the river that they had to cross it was
swollen by heavy rainfall. The children
prayed for direction and remembered the vision, so they walked across the river
to the other side. As a result, of their
believing and acting upon the vision a whole tribal village received
salvation.
Prayer—Lord, give me the courage to receive
and understand your visions, in Jesus Name. Amen.
