Seeing What Others Cannot See
And Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes so he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” 2 Kings 6:17
Several years ago, a movie was made called Field of Dreams. The story is about a man who had a vision to build a baseball field in the middle of a cornfield on his rural farm. He did not know why; he just knew he was to do it. To the chagrin of his neighbors, he built the baseball diamond in the farm community. One night some players showed up. The man realized these were no ordinary players, but were actually the great players from the past. When the skeptical neighbors came to view this phenomenon, they were unable to see what the farm owner could see. This made it even worse for him. Now he was really a lunatic in their eyes.
This fictitious story has a spiritual application for us. First, if God tells us to “build a ball field,” we should do it. It is not for us to determine the reason we are instructed to do it. Once we are obedient, God will allow us to see what others cannot see. It is the rite of passage for those who are willing to risk all for God’s purposes. God increases the spiritual senses to levels we never knew before. Those around us will bserve this.
Do you want to see what others cannot see? If so, it will require a level of obedience that will go beyond human reason. It may require risk and ridicule from others. But you will see what others cannot see.
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Rooftop Mentality
31. May 2008 | 13:44 h
That movie was a Christian object lesson in so many ways. Truthfully too many of us think vision simply means the ability to see what is in view. But true God given vision is the ability to see BEYOND what is in view. It is the ability to see BEYOND natural sight. It is the ability to see BEYOND the tangible; BEYOND what you can touch or feel. It is the ability to see BEYOND what is in reach. Real vision will give us the opportunity to see and do things that seem impossible. Real vision sees BEYOND our natural abilities. It is the ability to see the future before it is made manifest. A wise person once told me that faith will sometimes cause us to appear like fools to other people….well many whom we now call visionaries were once called fools!