Who has time for starry-eyed dreamers? Pragmatists "get-r-done" while dreamers imagine what could be done. But, I wouldn't be composing these thoughts on a computer, which you will read on one via the internet, if it weren't for dreamers. Without dreamers, we'd be living on a primitive world, devoid of technology and industry.
"Then Joseph had a dream ..." (Genesis 37:5). Joseph's dream was not the stuff of wild imagination; his dream was God-given. In fact, as God always does, He confirmed it with a second similar dream (Genesis 37:9). On the surface, these two dreams were a picture of pure arrogance: Joseph disclosed that he was destined to rule over his family; even his father and mother. And these would indeed have been arrogant dreams, except for the fact that they were God-given and destined for fulfillment.
Now, Joseph's journey toward the dream destiny was anything but a cake walk. In short order, the journey toward slavery and hardship would begin. But, God's dream was still Joseph's destiny: the day would arrived when Joseph's family would bow before him as an exalted government ruler in a foreign land.
It's easy to make too much or too little of dreams. Some people see a revelation of God in every nighttime dream. Truth be known, some dreams are stimulated more by a late-night snack than the Spirit of God. But, sometimes God chooses to reveal His plan and purpose in the idle nighttime mind, as the Bible attests through numerous examples.
Dreams and visions are the stuff of the Spirit in these last days (Acts 2:17-18). But, sorting nighttime imagination from God-given revelation requires a strong dose of spiritual discernment. Many a dreamer has gone to a fanatic extreme with the mistaken notion that their vivid dream was God-given.
The revelation and plan of God may very well be embedded amidst the bewildering imaginations of your nighttime mind. Linger over that dream that seems to have a ring of divine authority to it. Weigh and measure it carefully according to God's revealed word, the Bible. Be certain that His dream will never violate or void His written word. And, if that dream clearly has the credentials of His authority, ponder it carefully, and act on it fully. If the dream is His dream, then follow it to its divinely-appointed destiny. And anticipate that the people of God are destined to be blessed and provided for through it, even as Joseph's family was.
Who has time for starry-eyed dreamers? Apparently our Father does, and we do well to listen, discern, and act upon the dreams that have the full marking of His authority.
Steve
© 2011, Steve Taylor
"Then Joseph had a dream ..." (Genesis 37:5). Joseph's dream was not the stuff of wild imagination; his dream was God-given. In fact, as God always does, He confirmed it with a second similar dream (Genesis 37:9). On the surface, these two dreams were a picture of pure arrogance: Joseph disclosed that he was destined to rule over his family; even his father and mother. And these would indeed have been arrogant dreams, except for the fact that they were God-given and destined for fulfillment.
Now, Joseph's journey toward the dream destiny was anything but a cake walk. In short order, the journey toward slavery and hardship would begin. But, God's dream was still Joseph's destiny: the day would arrived when Joseph's family would bow before him as an exalted government ruler in a foreign land.
It's easy to make too much or too little of dreams. Some people see a revelation of God in every nighttime dream. Truth be known, some dreams are stimulated more by a late-night snack than the Spirit of God. But, sometimes God chooses to reveal His plan and purpose in the idle nighttime mind, as the Bible attests through numerous examples.
Dreams and visions are the stuff of the Spirit in these last days (Acts 2:17-18). But, sorting nighttime imagination from God-given revelation requires a strong dose of spiritual discernment. Many a dreamer has gone to a fanatic extreme with the mistaken notion that their vivid dream was God-given.
The revelation and plan of God may very well be embedded amidst the bewildering imaginations of your nighttime mind. Linger over that dream that seems to have a ring of divine authority to it. Weigh and measure it carefully according to God's revealed word, the Bible. Be certain that His dream will never violate or void His written word. And, if that dream clearly has the credentials of His authority, ponder it carefully, and act on it fully. If the dream is His dream, then follow it to its divinely-appointed destiny. And anticipate that the people of God are destined to be blessed and provided for through it, even as Joseph's family was.
Who has time for starry-eyed dreamers? Apparently our Father does, and we do well to listen, discern, and act upon the dreams that have the full marking of His authority.
Steve
© 2011, Steve Taylor
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