PERSPICACITY

PERSPICACITY

It is an uncommon word, but it is vitally important.  According to Dictionary.com, “PERSPICACITY” is “keenness of mental perception and understanding.”  As such, it is synonymous with vision, insight and discernment.  Question: WHAT are you seeing – and through WHICH LENS and with WHAT LEVEL OF FOCUS are you perceiving it?

Shortly after the miracle of the feeding of 5,000 men and their families, Jesus encountered a blind man in Bethsaida.  Of course, the people accompanying this man wanted Jesus to pray, touch and heal him.  However, his healing process was entirely unique and unexpected.  Mark records that Jesus applied “spit” (mixed with dirt) onto the blind man’s eyes.  Then he interviewed the man about his ability to see.  His response was “I see men as trees, walking.”

Jesus was not deterred from his healing mission by this initial limited restoration of sight.  “He put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.” (Mark 8:22-25)  Contemporary application?  While all believers have attained to salvation “by grace…through faith,” many have not yet received clear vision concerning their NEXT STEPS IN THE KINGDOM. (Ephesians 2:8) 

The problem?  Whenever we lack clear vision, we are prone to wandering in circles, much like the Israelites did during their 40-year Sinai Peninsula sojourn to the Promised Land.

Nevertheless, we already have all the necessary tools we need to fully embrace KINGDOM PERSPICACITY.  Firstly, we must “look up,” that is we must seek and practice the presence of God until we receive a complete healing.  Continual prayer is mission critical to manifesting and sustaining the presence of the Lord. (I Thessalonians 5:17)  Secondly, we must rely on His Word and His Holy Spirit for life-wisdom, which includes specific insights and daily direction. (II Timothy 2:15 and John 14:26)  Thirdly, we must embrace, engage and fellowship with other believers who are firmly established in the faith. (Acts 2:46-47 and Hebrews 10:25)

We must pay special attention to our spiritual diet.  For whenever our spiritual intake is insubstantial, faithless, or erroneous, our spiritual vision is challenged, undernourished and underdeveloped.  Friend, now is the time to transition to your higher level of awareness and acuity via a positive and powerful connection with Christ.  Ask God to help you to see yourself through HIS EYES, i.e. to see yourself as HE sees you.  Allow God to show you something that is larger and grander than yourself. 

One of my missions mentors, John Haggai, wrote “Dare to see a vision that is so large that it is doomed to failure, lest God be in it!”  KINGDOM PERSPICACITY!  Heavenly revelation secures a steadfast VISION regarding both your Kingdom mission and God’s intentional design for the relationships He has sown within your sphere of influence.  Are you courageous and tenacious enough? (Matthew 10:16)  Think about it.

Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!