In England in 1865, William Booth, the eventual founder of the Salvation Army, had an open vision while riding in a horseless carriage. He wrote,”On one of my recent journeys, as I gazed from the coach window, I was led into a train of thought concerning the conditions of the multitudes around me. They were living carelessly in the most open and shameless rebellion against God, without a thought for their eternal welfare. As I looked out the window, I seemed to see them all… millions of people all around me given up to their drink and their pleasures, their dancing and their music, their business and their anxieties, their politics and their troubles. Ignorant- willfully ignorant in many cases- and in other instances, knowing all about the truth and not caring at all. But all of them, the whole mass of them, sweeping on and up in their blasphemies and devilries to the throne of God. While my mind was less engaged, I had a vision…”
I encourage the reader to watch this YouTube video recreation of “William Booth’s Vision of the Lost”. As you listen, consider where you fit within the vision. In other words, what character best portrays where you currently are spiritually?