Proverbs 29: 18: "Where there is no vision the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he." “Vision” is actually spiritual understanding. It is the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer to give him understanding of the Word of God. We read in 1 Samuel 3:1: “… And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.” The Word of the Lord was precious, or rare. There was no understanding of the Word of God, and, therefore, it was precious in those days. God had to raise up Samuel, a seer, to meet that need. This seems true today. Churches look for self-help programs, making friends and social connections, instead of it being a soul-saving station. I told a "pastor" once that he was like driving a little yellow school bus with his people on board playing board games as they drove straight to a devil's hell. We must proclaim the truth of God's Word. Without it, one translation states, the people "cast off restraint." Can you hear God's call to you to stand up like Samuel and bring the Word of the Lord to a lost and dying world? If so, answer the call!
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