Recently I attended a weekend retreat hosted by Christian Students at UC Irvine. They are a Christian group on campus at the University of California in Irvine. The topic of their weekend retreat was Being Obedient to the Heavenly Vision. Due to work and school, I was only able to make it to one message, but it’s worth sharing! In fact, I’ve split it into two blog posts to make it more manageable.
The first message was entitled The Heavenly Vision and Vanquishing Conversion of the Apostle Paul. The phrase “heavenly vision” is taken from Acts 26:19 when the apostle Paul was defending himself before Herod Agrippa II and said,
Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
The Epistles that follow, from Romans through Hebrews, are a detailed description of this heavenly vision seen by Paul. In an introductory word the brother speaking at the Christian Students at UCI retreat began with a few matters regarding this vision:
- Vision has ability to govern us. We can either be obedient to it or disobedient.
- It’s heavenly, not earthly. There is the need to be elevated above earthly concerns.
- Vision is extraordinary. It’s a special seeing of spiritual scenery. Continue reading
