HEAVENLY VISION

In his book The Wilson Era, Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy under Wilson, relates how he once asked Andrew Carnegie what was the secret of his remarkable success.

Carnegie replied, "I owe it all to my flashes."

Mystified, Daniels said, "What do you mean by 'flashes'?"

"All my life," replied Carnegie, "I woke up early in the morning & always there came into my mind with the waking a flash telling me what to do that day & if I followed those flashes, I always succeeded."

"You mean," said Daniels, "that you have heavenly visions & like the man in the Scriptures you were not disobedient to your visions?"

"Call it that if you like," answered Carnegie, "or call it flashes; but it was the following of those silent directions which brought me the success you say I have achieved."

Whatever may be said about the flashes, when they come, happy is the man who, like Paul, is obedient to the heavenly vision.

- (moreillustrations.com)

Pro 29:1 (MEV): “Where there is no vision, the people perish;”