Job 33:15-16 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon man, in slumberings upon the bed. Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction.
Well hello there my Friends, all you beautiful believers in Christ! It’s a glorious Sunday morning, and all roads should lead to church and wonderful fellowship. But if you can’t get to church to fellowship with others, then encourage yourself in the Lord and fellowship directly with Him. He’ll be ecstatic to have your company. Today’s Bit is about dreams; where Job’s friend, Elihu is reasoning with him, chiding him that he has a complaining attitude toward his suffering and a hostile disposition towards God. But God doesn’t have to answer to man; ‘for he giveth not account of any of his matters. (vs.13) That’s something many of us should note and remember, for we often think we deserve and expect answers from the Lord and when they’re not forthcoming we get all peeved and/or angry. But the Lord’s not there for our convenience, we’re here for His. And now that we’ve straightened that out, (smile) let’s talk about dreams. Dreams are one of the ways God talks to or communicates with us. It could be either sleeping or waking; what we call daydreaming; just lost in thought or a deep spiritual awareness. I like how the Lord made this known to Miriam and Aaron when they complained about Moses marrying an Ethiopian woman, and jealously claimed that God didn’t only talk through Moses but through them too. The Lord heard them and His anger was kindled. He ordered all three to go out to the tabernacle, then He came down in a pillar of cloud, stood outside the tabernacle door, called Aaron and Miriam before Him and blasted them. ‘Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. My servant Moses is not so…With him I will speak mouth to mouth; even apparently and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold.’ (Num.12:1-8) The Lord did not consider Moses a prophet, so He appeared to him in one form or another and spoke plainly to him, not in riddles or parables. In olden times dreams and visions were the Lord’s preferred way of speaking to His messengers and those He called to perform special jobs. Bruh Joseph had one about his eventual rise to power, which came true. Martin Luther King Jr. had one re everlasting peace and goodwill betwixt all mankind, and died trying to make it happen. And all of us have had some dream at some time that we considered significant to our lives, which we either acted on or ignored. As Elihu says: ‘For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.’ (Job 33:14) We can all relate to that too, where the still, small voice of the Holy Spirit that came to dwell in us after Jesus ascended, tells us the Lord’s desire. But we either don’t understand it, or it doesn’t fall in with our own plans, so we ignore it. That’s why; ‘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 man, and sealeth their instruction. That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.’ (vs.15-17) That’s so true my people! Sometimes it’s the only way God can get us to listen; in dreams in our deepest slumber, so that He can impart some wisdom to lead us away from our sinful deeds and downgrade our lustful pride. He also talks to us through pain and suffering; (vs.19-22) and angelic beings; (vs.25-28) ‘Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man. To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.’ (vs.29-30) Oh Friends, for my sake, I certainly hope He brought my soul back from the pit, and enlightened me with the light of the living, for I had a dream last night. I only remember the conclusion though. In this dream I apparently had a choice of several routes to the same destination, but was impatient and vacillating; just couldn’t make up my mind which way to go. I remember driving and vacillating, then finally deciding on one. And as I drove, I remember thinking that all the routes led to the same place, with the feeling that all roads lead to God, and all things work together for good to those who LOVE and trust Him. Who knows what the Lord was saying, if anything? As well as He could have been moving in one of His mysterious ways, trying to reinforce exactly what I remembered. Whatever the purpose, I did wake up encouraged, with a better attitude, a renewed sense of confidence and perseverance. Friends, it’s of the utmost importance that we pay attention; listen to and seriously contemplate our dreams, visions or the still, small voices which speak to us, because sometimes the Most High is trying to communicate important matters to us. At other times He might not be. But we owe it to Him and to ourselves to pay close attention, for often they can be significant turning points in our lives, and we certainly don’t want to miss out on anything God has in store for us, cause it’s always in our best interest. Much LOVE! Hope this all makes sense? And even if it doesn’t, still, Much LOVE! (smile) …it always pays…to listen…and contemplate…before acting,,,
Well hello there my Friends, all you beautiful believers in Christ! It’s a glorious Sunday morning, and all roads should lead to church and wonderful fellowship. But if you can’t get to church to fellowship with others, then encourage yourself in the Lord and fellowship directly with Him. He’ll be ecstatic to have your company. Today’s Bit is about dreams; where Job’s friend, Elihu is reasoning with him, chiding him that he has a complaining attitude toward his suffering and a hostile disposition towards God. But God doesn’t have to answer to man; ‘for he giveth not account of any of his matters. (vs.13) That’s something many of us should note and remember, for we often think we deserve and expect answers from the Lord and when they’re not forthcoming we get all peeved and/or angry. But the Lord’s not there for our convenience, we’re here for His. And now that we’ve straightened that out, (smile) let’s talk about dreams. Dreams are one of the ways God talks to or communicates with us. It could be either sleeping or waking; what we call daydreaming; just lost in thought or a deep spiritual awareness. I like how the Lord made this known to Miriam and Aaron when they complained about Moses marrying an Ethiopian woman, and jealously claimed that God didn’t only talk through Moses but through them too. The Lord heard them and His anger was kindled. He ordered all three to go out to the tabernacle, then He came down in a pillar of cloud, stood outside the tabernacle door, called Aaron and Miriam before Him and blasted them. ‘Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. My servant Moses is not so…With him I will speak mouth to mouth; even apparently and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold.’ (Num.12:1-8) The Lord did not consider Moses a prophet, so He appeared to him in one form or another and spoke plainly to him, not in riddles or parables. In olden times dreams and visions were the Lord’s preferred way of speaking to His messengers and those He called to perform special jobs. Bruh Joseph had one about his eventual rise to power, which came true. Martin Luther King Jr. had one re everlasting peace and goodwill betwixt all mankind, and died trying to make it happen. And all of us have had some dream at some time that we considered significant to our lives, which we either acted on or ignored. As Elihu says: ‘For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.’ (Job 33:14) We can all relate to that too, where the still, small voice of the Holy Spirit that came to dwell in us after Jesus ascended, tells us the Lord’s desire. But we either don’t understand it, or it doesn’t fall in with our own plans, so we ignore it. That’s why; ‘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 man, and sealeth their instruction. That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.’ (vs.15-17) That’s so true my people! Sometimes it’s the only way God can get us to listen; in dreams in our deepest slumber, so that He can impart some wisdom to lead us away from our sinful deeds and downgrade our lustful pride. He also talks to us through pain and suffering; (vs.19-22) and angelic beings; (vs.25-28) ‘Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man. To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.’ (vs.29-30) Oh Friends, for my sake, I certainly hope He brought my soul back from the pit, and enlightened me with the light of the living, for I had a dream last night. I only remember the conclusion though. In this dream I apparently had a choice of several routes to the same destination, but was impatient and vacillating; just couldn’t make up my mind which way to go. I remember driving and vacillating, then finally deciding on one. And as I drove, I remember thinking that all the routes led to the same place, with the feeling that all roads lead to God, and all things work together for good to those who LOVE and trust Him. Who knows what the Lord was saying, if anything? As well as He could have been moving in one of His mysterious ways, trying to reinforce exactly what I remembered. Whatever the purpose, I did wake up encouraged, with a better attitude, a renewed sense of confidence and perseverance. Friends, it’s of the utmost importance that we pay attention; listen to and seriously contemplate our dreams, visions or the still, small voices which speak to us, because sometimes the Most High is trying to communicate important matters to us. At other times He might not be. But we owe it to Him and to ourselves to pay close attention, for often they can be significant turning points in our lives, and we certainly don’t want to miss out on anything God has in store for us, cause it’s always in our best interest. Much LOVE! Hope this all makes sense? And even if it doesn’t, still, Much LOVE! (smile) …it always pays…to listen…and contemplate…before acting,,,
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