Proverbs 29:18 and the Testimony of Jesus

Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, But happy is he who keeps the law. - Pro 29:18 NASB

To be unrestrained is essentially to have no boundaries. We all have self defined boundaries, but in this case we must view this boundary line as the will of God, or the God defined boundary. God’s boundary lines can be best understood in the context of the law of God. When the people are unaware of the fixed law of God then we exercise our own will over and against the will of God and set ourselves as enemies of the prophetic revelation, the Divine utterance. It is said on many occasions in the writings of Moses that the people of Israel are to obey the Voice of God, or that which has been spoken. What makes the Scripture so very powerful is it is the voice of God written down, meaning that it cannot be broken, changed or altered on any point because God is unchanging. It is the equivalent of actually hearing His voice. The only thing that can happen is a deeper or clearer understanding of what is written can be revealed as we receive the testimony and the Spirit into our being and become born again. For it is written that God would put His law into our heart through the filling of the Spirit or implanted Word.

What shall we say then? We must hold fast to God’s will. The power of Divine revelation is a holy life, while the power of the law was only the knowledge of sin that needs cleansing. The more revelation the greater the holiness (or cleansing), for as we see God as He is we become like Him. And He has chosen to perfectly reveal Himself in the person of Jesus. In other words, as we look at Jesus we are transformed by the Spirit that testifies of Jesus, as He alone is the atoning sacrifice that makes us clean. We become new in every way. The written testimony of the law and prophets declare the coming Messiah and it is Jesus who fulfills that testimony. We must receive Him or be cut off. We find that there has been a cutting off of many already, and a grafting in as well. The good news is that which has been cut off can also be grafted in again, and the fearful thing is that which has been grafted in can be cut off. This is why we need desperately to stay very near to the prophetic vision of God found in Jesus, and receive the promise of the Holy Spirit.