Our text today is Proverbs 29:18.
“Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.”
One poet said, “Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.” We all need a vision for what we want to be. However, today’s text does not talk about this kind of vision. The “vision” here is not a dream or a goal, but a word, a revelation from God.
What Proverbs tells us is, “When people lack divine guidance, they lose their way.”
In 1962, we removed prayer to God from our schools. Since then, we hauled away statues of the Ten Commandments from our courthouses. We prosecuted coaches who dared to pray before the violent sport of football. Crime runs rampant in our streets.
When I read this verse, I understand why there is sin all around us.
In times like these, we must remember that Christians before us lived under repressive leaders who would kill them for being Christians. We are blessed to live in a time where we vote, read our Bibles, and worship openly.
This proverb is a personal message for us about how we will accept God’s revelation.
Read and treasure it so that we don’t lose our way.
I’m Lonnie Davis and these are thoughts worth thinking.