I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and
dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. –
John 12:24 Almost every significant thing God births He allows to die before
the vision is fulfilled in His own way. ? Abraham had a vision of being the
father of a great nation (birth). Sarah was barren and became too old to have children
(death). God gave Abraham and Sarah a son in their old age. He became the
father of a great nation (fulfillment). ? Joseph had a vision that he would be
a great leader and that many would bow down to him (birth). Joseph’s brothers
sold him to some merchants and he became a slave. Later he was falsely
condemned to spend his years in prison (death). God allowed Joseph to interpret
the dreams of the butler and baker and later the king, whereupon, he was made a
ruler in the land (fulfillment). ?
Moses had a vision of leading his people out of the bondage of
Pharaoh as well as his own people drove Moses out of
relieve their bondage (death). God gave Moses signs and wonders to convince
Pharaoh to free the people and bring them out of
(fulfillment). ? The disciples had a vision of establishing the
came to save killed Jesus, and the disciples saw Him buried in a tomb (death). God
raised Jesus from the dead, and the disciples performed great miracles until
the gospel had spread through all the world (fulfillment). ?
A grain of wheat has a “vision” of reproducing itself and many
more grains of wheat (birth). The grain dies in the ground (death). A harvest
springs up out of the very process of “death” in the ground
(fulfillment). Has God given you a vision that is yet unfulfilled? If that
vision is born of God, He will raise it up in His own way. Do not try to raise
the vision in your own strength. Like Moses, who tried to fulfill the vision of
freeing the Hebrews by killing the Egyptian, it will only fail. But wait on
your heavenly Father to fulfill the vision. Then you will know that it was His
vision when He fulfills it in the way only He can do.
Os Hillman
