HERE
COMES THE DREAMER
Memorise
In
a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in
slumberings upon the bed; Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their
instruction,
Job 33:15–16
Read
Genesis 37:9–19
9 And he
dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have
dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars
made obeisance to me.
10 And he
told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and
said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy
mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
11 And his
brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
12 And his brethren
went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
13 And Israel
said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I
will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
14 And he
said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and
well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale
of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15 And a
certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man
asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
16 And he
said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
17 And the
man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan.
And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
18 And when
they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired
against him to slay him.
19 And they
said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
Message
Dreams are important. Psychoanalysts believe that
dreams are an indication of the dreamer’s inner longings, desires and cravings,
released from the deep sub-conscious during the state of sleep. Dreams can
therefore be the manifestation of the inner yearnings of the dreamer’s heart
let loose during sleep; they can also be spiritually induced. Dreams play a
significant role in the life of human beings. Paul received direction on where
to preach next through a dream in Acts 16:9:
“And
a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and
prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.”
Dreams are sometimes mysterious; such dreams convey
revelations. To understand them, interpretation is required. Have you been
having strange experiences in your dreams? My sincere prayer is that the Good
Lord will grant you victory in your dreams and turn your God-sent dreams into
reality in Jesus’ Name. Dreams can be classified by their features. One such
classification includes: dreams as a message from God or the devil; dreams as
the carrier of a message concealed in mysteries; and dreams as a result of
activity or thoughts. Sources of dreams are God, the devil and the flesh. God
relates with man through dreams for specific reasons. These reasons can be any
of these: to instruct him to carry out an action (Matthew 2:13), to warn him of
an impending danger (Matthew 2:22), to teach him (Job 33:15-16), to encourage
him (Genesis 31:10-13), to rebuke him (Genesis 31:24), to correct him (Genesis
20:3-7) and to bless or make a covenant with him (Genesis 28:12-15). The devil
relates with man to cause fear and unbelief, to inflict man with sicknesses or
death, to make diabolical covenants with him and to mislead him. Most dreams
men have are from the flesh. A dream from the flesh simply means the revelation
of the dreamer’s carnal longings and desires being let loose at the moment of
sleep. Are you facing afflictions in your dreams? Please check your life. How
pure are your thoughts? How will you rate your prayer life? All these go a long
way in determining the type of dreams you have. Moreover, many people dream and
can be described as mere dreamers, whereas those who succeed in life are men
and women with a dream. However, while the dreamer talks much but does little,
the person with a dream talks little but does much. Which are you: a mere
dreamer or a person with a dream?
Action
Point
Those who make it in life do something about their
dreams. They attempt the impossible, thereby discovering what God can do. Do
something about your dream today.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR
2 Samuel 21-22
Proverbs 14:4-17
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