When
have you woke up in the morning and remembered a dream? I recently dreamed
about some food…and standing around sampling different food with
someone—chatting about the food. I must have been hungry…and I’m trying to change
my diet habits to be slimmer and more healthy! Now, I’m dreaming about food—and
it looked tasty! Eek! It is a good idea to keep a notebook and pencil handy by
your bed so you can record dreams right away when you wake up…or better yet,
just record them into your phone Notes.
There were several people in the Bible had dreams. We think of Joseph, Daniel, and the Wise Men who visited Baby Jesus. Joseph’s dreams are recorded in Genesis 37, 40-4 and deal with relationships between him and his family and then things that occurred in Egypt. God used Joseph in a powerful way to take care of his family that became the nation of Israel. It is as good a read as any novel today…but it is actually history.
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One night during the second year of
his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had such disturbing dreams that he couldn't sleep. He
called in his magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers, and he
demanded that they tell him what he had dreamed. As they stood before the king,
he said, "I have had a dream that deeply troubles me, and I must know what
it means." Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, "Long
live the king! Tell us the dream, and we will tell you what it means." But
the king said to the astrologers, "I am serious about this. If you don't
tell me what my dream was and what it means, you will be torn limb from limb,
and your houses will be turned into heaps of rubble! But if you tell me what I
dreamed and what the dream means, I will give you many wonderful gifts and
honors. Just tell me the dream and what it means!" ...That night the
secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of
heaven. He said, "Praise the name of God forever and ever, for he has all
wisdom and power. He controls the course of world events; he removes kings and
sets up other kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the scholars.
He reveals deep and mysterious things and knows what lies hidden in darkness,
though he is surrounded by light. I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors,
for you have given me wisdom and strength. You have told me what we asked of
you and revealed to us what the king demanded." ... Daniel replied,
"There are no wise men, enchanters, magicians, or fortune-tellers who can
reveal the king's secret. But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and
he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the future. Now I will
tell you your dream and the visions you saw as you lay on your bed. "While
Your Majesty was sleeping, you dreamed about coming events. He who reveals
secrets has shown you what is going to happen. And it is not because I am wiser
than anyone else that I know the secret of your dream, but because God wants
you to understand what was in your heart. Daniel 2:1-6, 19-23, 27-30
Daniel
wisely tells us that God wants us to understand—to have some idea about coming
events. Peter preached words from the prophet Joel to the newly formed church
in Jerusalem, as recorded in Acts.
'In the last days,' God says, 'I
will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy.
Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. Acts 2:17
There we
go. Are we in the Last Days? Some people think so. Young men will see visions
and old men, as they nap and sleep a lot, will dream dreams. Have you had any
interesting dreams lately…or are you just dreaming your life away?
That
night the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the
God of heaven. He said, "Praise the name of God forever and ever, for he
has all wisdom and power. He controls the course of world events; he removes
kings and sets up other kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the
scholars. He reveals deep and mysterious things and knows what lies hidden in
darkness, though he is surrounded by light. I thank and praise you, God of my
ancestors, for you have given me wisdom and strength. You have told me what we
asked of you and revealed to us what the king demanded." Daniel 2:19-23
Prayer
– LORD, You are wisdom…and we thank you for sharing that with us…for revealing
our dreams. Just to remember what our fleeting dream is sometimes awesome. Show
us what it is You want us to know…about the future and how we can apply these
deep and mysterious things wisely to our lives. Give us strength to endure
whatever lies ahead.
Meditate.
Think about your recent dreams.
Verse
of Salvation ~ I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you
will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. For I want you to
understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives
until the day of Christ's return. May you always be filled with the fruit of
your salvation—the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ—for
this will bring much glory and praise to God. Philippians 1:9-11
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