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 and PROVERBS 14:4-17
Author: Pastor E.A. Adeboye
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