THE NEED FOR VISION PT2

MEMORY VERSE: where there is no vision, the people perish, Proverbs 29:18a 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Sam 14, Rom 12, Jer 51, Luke 19

BIBLE STUDY: 2 Kings 6:15-18

For the last two days we have been discussing around the subject of vision. The reason for this is that there is someone the Lord wants to open his or her eyes. Proverbs 29:18a says where there is no vision, the people perish. We have defined the word vision as seeing things through the eyes of God or seeing things as God sees them. According to John 4:24, God is a spirit: and they that worship Him must do so in spirit and in truth. Seeing things through the eyes of God simply means seeing things through the eyes of the spirit. There are many of us who see physically – we can see cars moving around, houses, people e.t.c but spiritually we are blind as a bat. When we talk of been able to see spiritually, we are talking of the ability to see things as they are not as they appear in the physical realm.

The servant of Elisha woke up early to run errands for his master, on his way he saw that the city had been surrounded by horses and chariots so he ran back home to inform his master. When he told Elisha what he saw, that one just laughed and prayed that God should open his eyes. The Lord opened the eyes of this servant and he saw that the surrounding mountains were full of horses and chariots of fire.

There are one or two lessons to learn for this passage. Firstly when a fellow cannot see, instead of progressing he may start to regress; instead of moving forward, he may start to go backwards; instead of reaching his destination, he may return to where he started from. The servant of Elisha was going somewhere, immediately he saw the chariots he ran back home. If his spiritual eyes were functioning as it should function, he would have continued his journey. Secondly when a fellow cannot see spiritually, he may become confused. The first thing the servant of Elisha said to Elisha when he returned home was Alas, my master! How shall we do (2 Kings 6:15)? This statement reveals confusion. Confusion comes when we cannot see. Lack of vision can lead to indecision – indecision is birth by confusion. When a student cannot see, he will be confused when it comes to the choice of a career. Thirdly when a fellow cannot see spiritually, he may start running when no one is chasing him. The army came for Elisha not the servant but because he was blind spiritually he began to run. The shocking thing was the armies did not even say a word to him. 

TO PONDER: Vision aids decision.