DREAM AND ITS REALITY - Part 2

TUESDAY, 6TH SEPTEMBER, 2022.

TOPIC:  DREAM AND ITS REALITY – Part 2

MEMORISE: “In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.” 1 Kings 3:5.

SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Kings 3:5-15.

“In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in. And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment; Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days. And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days. And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.”

EXPOSITION:

I hear many people saying dream is foolish or unreal. But from the Scripture, we realized that dream is one of many unique ways God is communicating with men. It is a way to know the mysteries of the past , the present and also the future. As I said in our yesterday’s devotional guide, dream has many sources: God, the devil, psychology, senseless, and dream without sleeping. From our today’s Scripture reading, we saw how God appeared unto king Solomon in his dream asking him to ask whatsoever he wants. What he asked, God gave him even more. It was not only him that enjoyed God’s visitation in the dream… Joseph also saw the vision of his future in his dream and it came to fulfillment. 

Even the unbelievers that had encounter with God in their dream got their dreams fulfilled according to God’s revelation. Pharaoh saw the dream of seven years of plenty followed by seven years of sever famine – Genesis 41:1ff. God also revealed the dream of image with golden head to Nebuchadnezzar which is the symbol of the world powers till the end of the age - Daniel 4:1ff. All these and many more came to pass.

If our good dreams and aspirations will come to pass, we must walk with God who only can help us out. If the plan of Joseph brothers had come to pass over him, he would have died without being celebrated in life. It was the presence of God that he enjoyed that gave him favour and protection that sustained him all through tempting stages of his life. There are lots of enemies of destiny and who are ready to fight against our dream realization, we need God to fight for us. Dream is real, whether positive or negative. Partner with God to enjoy the blessing of God-given dreams.

PRAYER POINT:

Lord, give life to my God-given dream and let me experience the blessings of good dream in Jesus name.

God, I hereby call on you to give me heaven inspired dreams and ambition to be what You want me to be

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR – Ezekiel 12-15.

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