YOUR DREAM

-

Genesis 37:4-5,11

But his brothers hated Joseph because their father loved him more than the rest of them. They couldn’t say a kind word to him.

One night Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him more than ever.

But while his brothers were jealous of Joseph, his father wondered what the dreams meant.


We learn something from Joseph the dreamer. 


It was one thing that their Father loved him more than the rest of them, yes they were not happy about it. Moreso it was another, that the boy had dreams of being above all of them, so much that they would even bow to him. Thus they hated him more.


I wonder what kind of hatred a sibling would have against another, some might say this was because they were polygamous, coming from different mothers. I would not agree, for Cain and Abel came from the same womb!


Let us quickly look at why Jacob loved Joseph more, the bible records that it was because he was the child of his old age, yes, but we must remember that he was the first seed of the woman he loved so much that he worked fourteen (14) years for Laban. She waited so many years before she could have him. (As parents we ought to be careful of open favouritism).


Furthermore, Joseph was of an upright character, he feared God, he did not allow the world to take away his Godly nature. Listen:


Genesis 37:2b

But Joseph reported to his father some of the bad things his brothers were doing.


For it is one thing to be born into or to get connected to favour, it is another to have the character to sustain that position. Selah!


Do you know your dream? Do you have the character to sustain it?


Now the dreams had come and just like it always is, dream killers would arise:


Genesis 37:18-20

When Joseph’s brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him.

“Here comes the dreamer!” they said.

“Come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns. We can tell our father, ‘A wild animal has eaten him.’ Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!”


We may say, "what wickedness", I would also add childishness or foolishness, for what business does your dream have to do with that of someone else.


The fact that the rain falls on your neighbour's farm does not stop it from falling on yours.


People do not understand this wisdom!


We must be aware that there are dream killers and not all of them may have evil intentions, for lack of understanding of the dream, may cause one to advice you wrongly thus you could derail.


Listen:


Genesis 37:11

But while his brothers were jealous of Joseph, his father wondered what the dreams meant.


That is the role of a good parent or leader, can you interprete the dream, can you see how that person could play that vital role to fulfil purpose?


I do say that the best gift parents could give their children is to assist them discover their gifts, talents and purpose while they are still young. They would ever be grateful to you. MAY THE LORD HELP US HERE.


Should we be afraid of dream killers, NO. Should we be cautious of them, YES.


Stick with the Heavenly Father who gave you the dream, stay on course, yes, as we read further we see that, that is what Joseph did.


Remember,


Habakkuk 2:3

This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled.

If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.


Are you pursuing a dream? Or have you abandoned it. What has the Lord shown you that you have given up on maybe because of your mistakes, delays or fears?


Arise, it is time to dream again.


See if it is the Lord that showed you, He will surely bring it to pass. As Pastor T says:

"the Caller is the doer"


I see abandoned dreams and visions renewed, I see lost causes coming back into play, I see the hand of the Lord doing great things through us. Halleluyah.


Dream again!


He calls us blessed.


Love

@the watcher

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

DO YOU STILL SEE?

-
Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, it will not tarry. It may have been easy when we first believed, to visualize the promises. We reach out with zeal, loving God, seeking to do exploits. That was when we first believed, just as Jesus said: John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." When we become born again we see God's kingdom, our spirit man is reborn and we count the flesh as nothing. Then time passes by, we are in the world, all its distractions, temptations, responsibilities, challenges and so on begin to reveal themselves. The question then is: * Can we still see heaven? John 3:3 * Are we still zealous? John 2:17 * Are we continuing in those things? Acts 2:42 * Are we walking in love? 1John 4:7 or Has the cares and worries of life and service ta
Read more

DO UNTO OTHERS . . .

-
Matthew 7:12 "Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. It is hypocritical of us to expect people to stand with us when we are experiencing challenges yet when we see others face their own challenges, we begin to imagine what they must have done wrong or maybe they annoyed God or did one evil or the other instead of reaching out to help as we would desire others to do for us. The same thing goes for prosperity, when the Lord opens a door for us and we have abundance of wealth or a breakthrough we expect others to rejoice with us, more so, some would even find it hard to give to others. What is our reaction when someone else gets this breakthrough, do we get suddenly suspicious without reason. Do we expect the person to reach out to us? It is better to stay on the side of encouragement than to sit as a judge or prosecutor. Jesus said, Matthew 7:2 "For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the same
Read more

MY YEAR OF FULFILMENT

-
Psalms 57:2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who will fulfill his purpose for me. We just finished the book of 1Samuel, in this book we see the cry of Israel for a king and how God raised Saul to rule them. We also saw how Saul disobeyed God and lost kingship for himself and his generation. He did not stop there, he went on to seek for the death of David, whom he saw as the next heir of the throne. In chapter 31, the last chapter, we see how Saul and all his sons and men were killed, it was tragic, however it was as a sign of relief for David. We could go on counting all the struggles and difficulties we faced in the past year. No, we should not, we should begin to look at all the positives, remembering all the good things God has done for us. If He promised it, He will do it and that is what we hold onto as we go through this year. Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. This is the year of fulfilment, and
Read more