A DREAM SUDDENLY

A DREAM SUDDENLY!

Gen 37:9-11

9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.

10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

           A dream awakened me early this morning. It disturbs me still. In this dream a phone call from a distant friend, distant both in geography and in relationship, presented me with the possibility of a vast geographical relocation coupled with fearful prospects and uncertainty. That is about all I want to share about this dream at this time.

           Strangely, Walter Gillan Clippinger, in an article appearing in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, took great pains to discredit dreams! He quotes Shakespeare as follows:

"Dreams,
Which are the children of an idle brain,
Begot of nothing but vain fantasy,
Which is as thin of substance as the air
And more inconstant than the wind."
- Shakespeare.

           Ebenezer Scrooge as well did not trust dreams as he addressed one of three ghostly visitors. He said: “You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of underdone potato. There's more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!”  But dreams continue to arouse, disturb, and sometimes guide us. Whatever they are.

           Dreams or visions have been used by God to connect the one praying with the answer as in the dream of Ananias. Take a look at the following verses.

Acts 9:10-12

10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

11 And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

12 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.

           The Apostle Peter quoted Joel 2:28 when he said: “And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:” Acts 2:17

           I agree with David who prayed: “Teach me thy way, O Lord , and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.” Ps 27:11

Dear Lord, we long for some guiding communication from you. We want to be warned when danger is ahead and we thirst for assurance that you know the way ahead. Guide us in a plain path. AMEN