How Big Is Your Vision of God?
August 27
Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.
Isaiah 54:2, 3
Tanya, a missionary from Bandung, Indonesia, was back home for a family wedding. She had come to share with our congregation in this morning’s service. Her message was about God’s vision for us, corporately and individually. She began by asking, “How big is your vision of God? Did you come today expecting Him to fill you up? If so, what size vessel did you bring for Him to fill?”
Using one of the church’s trash cans as a visual aid, she said, “This trash can holds much more than a drinking glass; both represent vessels that can be filled. So I ask again: What size vessel did you come with today? God will fill whatever you brought, but only an amount equal to our vision of Who He is. How big is your vision of God?”
She spoke about the beauty in Indonesia, the waterfalls, and how powerful they are. “If you came to get water from one of our waterfalls and you only brought a drinking glass it would be filled in less time than it would take to blink your eye. However, if you brought a larger vessel, like this trash can, you could hold so much more! God’s love and grace is like that waterfall roaring over the cliffs. There is more than we can hold, and it’s never-ending. So learn to expect more…and bring the largest vessel you can!”
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We, the church, are the City of Zion that today’s text refers to. Our hearts are occupied by God’s Holy Spirit. Isaiah’s prophecy of Zion’s future glory is ours. But in order for it to be of any use, we must tap into this Inner Source and His power.
Everyone we come in contact with, regardless of the image they portray, need God’s love and grace because every heart was created by Him to commune with Him. We can impact those hearts if we allow God to fill us to overflowing.
To do this we must enlarge the place of our tents. i.e.: come expecting to be filled by a larger than life God.
Prayer
“Fill me to overflowing, Lord, so that I might leak into the lives of those You bring my way. In Jesus’ Name, amen.”
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