Trinity Baptist Church

Physical vision is a wonderful thing.  For many years, I had such good vision, it was almost a bragging point.  One day, at about age 45, I suddenly couldn’t hold things far enough away to see them clearly.  Now, when I want to read something, I reach for glasses, if I’m not already wearing contacts.

There is another kind of vision that God gives, and that is an inspired dream of what ought to be and how it can be.  I believe that God will give that vision to any of His people, but I have observed that He especially gives it to pastors.  There have been many times, over the course of my years in ministry, that an idea has come to me, and idea that I soon saw was more than just idea, it was a vision.

The vision that God gives is always good for His people and His kingdom’s work.  One church with which I am familiar, had a pastor who led them to relocate the church to another property.  A number of the people rose up in protest, at first.  Most of them soon saw the wisdom in it, but some became angry and left the church.  Nevertheless, they relocated, and today they all see with perfect 20/20 hind-sight, that it was the best thing that could have happened for them.  Most churches can look at where they are, and they can thank the people from the past who had vision.