Dreams of the Night

TEXT: Joel 2:28-29, 

MORE LESSONS: Acts 2:12-18

Dreams are some of the ways that God communicates to His people. They are part of the promises of God for His children in the end time as prophesied by Joel and fulfilled as confirmed by Apostle Peter on the day of Pentecost to be (Acts 2:16). God has often used dreams both for His own people and the heathen: Pharaoh (Gen. 41:1-7), Abimelech (Gen. 20:3), Nebuchadnezzar (Dan. 2:1), Laban (Gen. 31:24). Joseph, Daniel, Solomon, Jacob, Paul are a few examples of God's prominent people that encountered God through dreams.

Contrary to the thinking that dreams are Old Testament experiences, some New Testament characters like Paul (Acts 18:9) and Joseph, Mary’s husband had records of dreams (Matt 1:20, 2:13, 19). Although Solomon in Ecc. 5:3 says …a dream cometh through the multitude of business…, God on several occasions communicated to several people on very important issues about their lives and those of others through dreams (Job 33:14-17). God still communicates with people today via dreams but what people do with their dreams differ from person to person. While superstitious beliefs exist over dreams, all these are subject to each man’s level of the knowledge of God. To sheepishly believe and act on your dreams or ignore them are both bad extremes. We must be careful to balance the way we handle dreams and not be trapped by either ignorance or superstition. You need to know and do the following over your dream.

1. Do not be afraid of your dream! There are enough promises in God's word to deal with negative dreams. That I am writing this message today proves that the dreams people had that I will be killed in the religious crises of Northern Nigeria didn’t come to pass.

2. Do not neglect your dreams. They may contain important information for your life and destiny.

3. Confirm every dream and its interpretation by God's Word; if it doesn't agree with God's Word, throw it away.

4. Pray over your dreams in faith. Cancel the negative ones and command the positive ones to speed up to fulfilment.

5. Do not live your life by dreams, but by the Word of the Lord.

6. If you have a dream too complex to understand, share it with your pastor.

7. Finally, if you have a dream repeatedly, or you have dreams of sexual intercourse, eating, or even flying, contact your pastor.

PRAYER / ACTION

* Ask God to fulfil every positive dream that He has given you.

* Pray that you will be able to hear God and not be a medium of satanic messages.

You can add a fast to your prayer.

Plead the blood of Jesus over your spirit and mind.

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