Vision: Pictures Say 1000 Words Sample

When Nehemiah was presented with this great vision, he immediately took inventory of the weight of it. Since vision is seeing into something greater, God’s vision is seeing even deeper into whatever the vision may be. Because of Nehemiah’s relationship with God, he was given God’s vision, which downloaded strategy from God. And Nehemiah was able to consider the who, what, when, where, why, and how of everything that was being placed in his hand. This awareness is what led him to cry out to God, because he had some inkling of what would be required of him if he took on this task. 

Without influence and insight from God on the vision, burden can become the byproduct. God tells us to cast our burdens on Him (see Ps. 55:22), and He also says that His yoke is easy (see Matt. 11:30) and His burden is light. So when something becomes a burden, it is an indication that we may not be fully operating in partnership with God. It is in and through prayer that Nehemiah was able to see the vision and release the burden of doing it alone.

Even with vision, we are only given snippets of what is to come, which is expressed in 1 Corinthians 13:9, but how are we stewarding what God has shown us?

Nehemiah needed the ability to see the vision so that he could begin to fulfill the purpose and so do you.

What vision have you been given, and how are you stewarding that vision?

This devotional was provided by Rachel G. Scott. To get more helpful resources like this please visit I Can't Come Down.