Write the Vision: The Call to Rise in Faith and Purpose – Part 2

Faith calls us higher. But before it lifts us up, it humbles us down. It breaks the shell of our self-sufficiency, dismantles our independence, and calls forth transformation from the inside out. This is how sons and daughters of God are revealed—not by exalting their own plans, but by yielding to a greater purpose. Not by building their own kingdoms, but by laying them down for the sake of His.

For God’s Kingdom to truly come in, we must go out. Out of our comfort. Out of our pride. Out of the safety of self-will. Jesus said, “Not My will, but Yours be done” (Luke 22:42)—and in that moment, the doorway to redemption opened for all humanity. That is the pattern. That is the price. The Kingdom does not come through striving, but through surrender. It enters when our will exits.

We cannot cling to our own agendas and expect the fullness of God’s reign to manifest in our lives. The throne of our heart must be vacated before the King can truly take His seat. The Kingdom is not an enhancement to our lives—it is a replacement of all that stands in opposition to God’s rule. And it begins when we lay down our crowns at His feet.

The Apostle Paul wrote, “I die daily” (1 Corinthians 15:31). This is the path of every son and daughter being conformed to the image of Christ. Dying to ego. Dying to fear. Dying to the illusion of control. And in that death, the life of Christ emerges. The Kingdom doesn’t grow through human power but through the seed of faith buried deep in surrendered soil.

So we must go out—of ourselves, of our limited understanding, of our own definitions of success. We must step into the unknown, trusting that God’s purposes are far greater than what we could construct for ourselves. Only then will His Kingdom come in power—not in word only, but in demonstration of the Spirit and power (1 Corinthians 2:4).

This is the narrow road. It begins with a cross and ends with a crown. But only for those willing to die, so they might truly live.

“Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it’” (Matthew 16:24–25).

The prophets spoke of it. The disciples walked in it. And now creation groans, waiting for it:

“The earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God… for we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now” (Romans 8:19, 22).

This is the vision Habakkuk was commanded to write. It was more than a response to Babylon’s rising power. It was a prophetic window into God’s eternal plan: that a people conformed to the image of Christ would rise, walk in authority, and advance the Kingdom of God on earth.

Jesus Himself said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation… for indeed, the kingdom of God is within you” (Luke 17:20–21). It is not a distant place—it is a present reality, working within those who yield to the Spirit of God.

We are not called to be spectators. We are called to be living epistles, known and read by all (2 Corinthians 3:2–3). Our lives must bear witness to the truth that Jesus not only came—but still lives, reigns, and transforms. Continue to Part 3.

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