It was the first day of a brand-new era. On that day, a solitary figure stood up and declared these words to describe this day of new beginnings:
"It will come about after this That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; And your sons and daughters will prophesy, Your old men will dream dreams, Your young men will see visions. Even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days" (Joel 2:28-29 NASB)
The apostle Peter declared that this day was that day. Specifically, he stated from Joel that this was the first day of "the last days" (Acts 2:17). And this present day is a continuation of "the last days", characterized by the pouring out of God's Spirit.
According to these words, the last-day activity of God's Spirit would be for the purpose of inspiring prophecy, dreams, and visions. And this Spirit activity would center on the key truth that Peter so boldly declared that day: "Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst ..." (Act 2:22 NASB). Inspired to prophecy by the Spirit of God, Peter declared the evidence of God's hand upon His Son, Jesus; His predetermined suffering and death; resurrection from the dead; and exalted position at the right hand of God as the appointed and anointed King of the coming kingdom of God (Acts 2:22-33).
We are the present-day recipients of God's Holy Spirit; poured out upon our lives that we might proclaim the great truth of the good news of the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 8:12). The Spirit of God inspires dreams and visions as to how this great truth might be proclaimed.
Recent events have caused me to reconsider a long-held Spirit-inspired dream and vision for proclaiming this great gospel. My ongoing passion has been for video as a tool for proclaiming the gospel, and I'm reminded again that unprecedented opportunities exist to widely proclaim the gospel through this medium. Such efforts are time-intensive, but relatively inexpensive. But the possibilities are phenomenal - the whole world is our potential audience!
Your dream and vision for the gospel message may vary from mine, but it is fully valid if inspired by the Spirit. The important thing is to listen to the dream and vision the Spirit is inspiring within you, and move in the power and prompting of that Spirit.
"Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the LORD of hosts" (Zechariah 46).
May the power and prompting of God's Spirit within lead you to great dreams and visions for proclaiming His truth.
Steve
© 2010, Steve Taylor
"It will come about after this That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; And your sons and daughters will prophesy, Your old men will dream dreams, Your young men will see visions. Even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days" (Joel 2:28-29 NASB)
The apostle Peter declared that this day was that day. Specifically, he stated from Joel that this was the first day of "the last days" (Acts 2:17). And this present day is a continuation of "the last days", characterized by the pouring out of God's Spirit.
According to these words, the last-day activity of God's Spirit would be for the purpose of inspiring prophecy, dreams, and visions. And this Spirit activity would center on the key truth that Peter so boldly declared that day: "Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst ..." (Act 2:22 NASB). Inspired to prophecy by the Spirit of God, Peter declared the evidence of God's hand upon His Son, Jesus; His predetermined suffering and death; resurrection from the dead; and exalted position at the right hand of God as the appointed and anointed King of the coming kingdom of God (Acts 2:22-33).
We are the present-day recipients of God's Holy Spirit; poured out upon our lives that we might proclaim the great truth of the good news of the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 8:12). The Spirit of God inspires dreams and visions as to how this great truth might be proclaimed.
Recent events have caused me to reconsider a long-held Spirit-inspired dream and vision for proclaiming this great gospel. My ongoing passion has been for video as a tool for proclaiming the gospel, and I'm reminded again that unprecedented opportunities exist to widely proclaim the gospel through this medium. Such efforts are time-intensive, but relatively inexpensive. But the possibilities are phenomenal - the whole world is our potential audience!
Your dream and vision for the gospel message may vary from mine, but it is fully valid if inspired by the Spirit. The important thing is to listen to the dream and vision the Spirit is inspiring within you, and move in the power and prompting of that Spirit.
"Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the LORD of hosts" (Zechariah 46).
May the power and prompting of God's Spirit within lead you to great dreams and visions for proclaiming His truth.
Steve
© 2010, Steve Taylor
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