There are many ways that God uses to speak to us and one way
He does is through dreams. Not all dreams are from God but that does not
disqualify that God speaks to us through dreams.
There are many examples in the bible where we see God
speaking to people through dreams, and it is therefore good to see some of them
and their purpose.
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SHOWING HIS PURPOSE IN OUR LIVES AND OUR FUTURE
God has a definite plan for our lives and
many times He chooses to reveal that purpose to us through dreams. Joseph is a
classic example of this. God gave him a dream showing him that in the future he
would reign over his whole family and give them food. This happened as he
dreamt. Gen 37:5-9
Two prisoners who were with Joseph both
dreamed about their future as Joseph interpreted. Gen 40:5-22
Pharaoh also had a dream of what would
happen in the future concerning the plenty and the famine. Gen 41:15-32
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WARNINGS THROU DREAMS
Another thing God communicates to us
through dreams is warning. We may be considering doing something which we do
not know that we are wrong or settling for something which in the future may
maybe disastrous. God may warn us through a dream. We see God warning Abimelech
concerning Sarah, Abrahams wife, because He didn’t know that she was married
and therefore restored her the following day to her husband. Gen 20:3-14
God also warned the wise men not return to
Herod and Joseph to flee to Egypt in Mat 2:12-13.
God also warned Laban on what he was
planning to do to Jacob on a dream. Gen 31:24
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GOD GIVES INSTRUCTIONS THROUGH DREAMS
There are thing we maybe needing guidance
on what steps to take and God may give us the instructions that we need through
dreams.
The story of Abimelech in Gen 20:6-7 is a god
example in this as we see God telling Abimelech what to do in a dream.
Since we have seen God speaks through dream and also as said
earlier that not all dreams come from God; we also need to beware of;
1.
One whose dreams and the dream comes true but
seeks to lead you astray. God is testing to see whether you love Him or you
will allow the dreamer to lead you astray because simply his dream was
fulfilled. Deut 13:1-4
2.
Those preachers who are always talking about
their dreams and by listening to them, your love for God decreases. Dreams become
more important to you than God, or you become more eager to listen to their dreams
than reading the word of God. Jer 23:27-32
3.
Those who claim authority from their dreams yet
they live immoral lives and defy authority. Jude 1:8
Let us as Paul says, not despise the dreams, but we test
them whether they are from God, take what is good and leave the rest. 1 Thes
5:20-21
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