“Dream
Revealed Emmanuel's Awesome Message! (D.R.E.A.M)”
Ramesh C. Reddy
Publisher
SCRIPTURE:
“After he had considered this,
an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph
son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife,
because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.” (Matthew
1:20, NIV)
APPROACH QUESTION:
What is your opinion of dreams during sleep?
OBSERVATIONS:
I asked myself who are the
characters mentioned in v. 1:20?
1. Joseph, son of David
2. An angel of the Lord
3. Mary
4. Holy Spirit
OBSERVATIONS:
I asked myself what do I learn about the
angel of the Lord?
1. An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream during a
crisis in Joseph's life.
2. An angel of the Lord addressed Joseph as son of David.
3. An angel of the Lord told Joseph, do not be afraid to take Mary
home as his wife.
4. An angel of the Lord told Joseph, what is conceived in her is
from the Holy Spirit.
INTERPRETATIONS:
I asked myself what is the significance of the
angel of the Lord appearing to Joseph in a dream?
When Joseph faced a crisis that was critical, he took time to
consider what the most loving response even in pain should be. As he
considered the course of action to take against Mary for what he had
perceived to be infidelity, an intervention occurred. This
intervention was through the means of a dream as Joseph fell asleep.
If he fell asleep, this also tells us that Joseph did not act right
away but pondered his decision in pain. It is in his pain that the
angel of the Lord comes to handle his crisis. By the angel of the
Lord telling Joseph not to be afraid to take Mary home as his wife.
the angel of the Lord is assuring Joseph that there is no infidelity
involved and Mary has been faithful to him even though she is
pregnant. If the angel of the Lord stopped there, Joseph could have
still had questions and confusion so the angel of the Lord tells him
exactly why he should not be afraid. It is because
'what is conceived in her is from the Holy
Spirit'. Wow!
IMPLICATIONS:
I asked myself what are the implications for my
own life?
Just as the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream to help
him handle the crisis he was going through as he carefully
considered his decision, the Lord can intervene in my life to help
me make decisions that are right in His eyes when I lovingly
consider a course of action in a crisis. It means I should not be
reactive too quickly in a situation but wait on the Lord. I need to
give the Lord the opportunity to intervene. I cannot help wonder how
much Joseph prayed in the crisis when the word 'considered and
dream' are thought about.
I know the Lord can reveal a right response, especially in areas of
my fears, just as He did for Joseph. When the Lord reveals a course
of action, He will make it clear to me that it is from Him and that
I need not be afraid to go the path He wants me to take. Wow! Thank
you Lord. It could be through a dream or any other means that do not
contradict His Word. I need to wait on Him.
I ask you now dear friend, what has a D.R.E.A.M
revealed to you?
Dear friend, a dream can reveal to you the way of the Lord if He
chooses that avenue; it can reveal what the Lord wants you to do; it
can reveal principles for living; it can reveal things to come; it
can reveal warnings of what could happen that need prayer to
overcome; it can reveal what our subconscious is bothered by, etc.
But what is the most important thing to consider in a dream is
whether that dream's message is in line with God's Word. If the
dream does not contradict God's Word, it is a message to follow. I
came to realize long time ago that God is not limited in the way He
reveals Himself or the message He wants to convey so He can still
speak to us in dreams if He chooses to.
'In the last days, 'God says, 'I will pour out my Spirit upon all
people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will
see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. (Acts 2:17)
We can never claim authority from a dream if that dream contradicts
God's Word. That alone means not all dreams are from God to give us
a message. Many dreams can just be gibberish and make no sense. As
we spend more and more time with the Lord and ask Him to reveal what
a dream is supposed to mean, He will do that for us. Thank you
Jesus!
Twelve years ago, I was deeply heart-broken because a relationship I
thought would lead to marriage failed. As I cried out to the Lord on
my bed, I fell asleep. When I woke up, the words of Jesus to Jairus
after Jairus daughter died came to me:
'Do not
be afraid, just believe'. These words from God were very
powerful because I felt the Lord telling me 'Just as Jairus felt
hopeless and afraid that his daughter will not live anymore, you are
feeling hopeless and afraid regarding this relationship that will
not live anymore but I do not want you to be afraid but just
believe. In essence, Jesus was telling Jairus to believe in Him
without fear and Jesus was telling me the same thing when I felt the
relationship died.
Then, I remembered a dream from that night I also received. In that
dream, I saw a figure in dazzling white climb up a mountain slowly.
I felt that white figure was Jesus. I asked myself 'why would Jesus
climb up the mountain and it occurred to me that Jesus wanted to
spend time with Father God and a relationship with God was paramount
to Jesus. From reading the Bible, I remembered that Jesus' usually
went to the mountain to pray and have a relationship with God.
It is then I realized that I was so focused on being in an earthly
relationship that can lead to marriage forgetting the Giver of the
sanctity of marriage. It is God who ordained marriage and if I want
to be married, I need to know the heart of God first. Before
pursuing any earthly relationship, I need to fall in love with my
first love and get to know Jesus more and more. The only way I could
do that without error was through knowing His Word.
I recalled that I had never read the Bible in it's entirety to know
the heart of God from Genesis to Revelation. So, that day I told
myself, ' I need to love Jesus more than anyone else and be in a
relationship with Him and understand His heart before even thinking
about pursuing another relationship. It is then I decided that I
would read the Bible in 33 days. During that time, I also sought the
Lord in the kind of questions I should ask when I come across
a relationship that I think could lead to marriage. As I read the
Word, I came up with 40 questions to ask that were biblically based.
It is during that time, that a signature verse for my life was
also revealed: 'But, life is worth nothing to
me unless I use it to do the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus, the
work of telling others about God's mighty goodness and love!' (Acts
20:24)
Marriage or anything will mean nothing without serving the
Lord in my life. After, I finished reading the Bible, I also found
out that my mommy wanted a bride for me who would love Jesus more
than anyone else. I also wanted a bride who would love Jesus more
than me.
Four years later and 2.5 years of
online courtship, going through all 40 questions, counsel of
my mommy,
Pastor
Hugo, Edwin, Marie, Kristen, Josh, Bryan, Lydia, Calvin, Elise, the Lord
brought Chandraleela, a wonderful woman
of God into my life to be my beautiful bride. Pastor Hugo carefully
took time to even go through all 248 pages of our correspondence to
give me wisdom from a pastoral point of view regarding this match.
My mommy gave her blessings to marry Chandraleela; my pastor gave
his blessings to marry Chandraleela with a stern warning: 'Don't
lose Chandra. If you lose this relationship because of your
shallowness, don't come crying back to me. She is the right one for
you'.
I am so glad that the Lord used all of their advice in my life.
Having the blessing of my mommy and Pastor Hugo was enough because I
already knew she was from the Lord for me. I just needed more
confirmation. Later, her entire family (Elisha,
Sunandha, Vidhya, Pravallika) her pastor, etc gave their
blessings for our marriage. I have been blessed with such loving
in-laws too that I am speechless. Thank you Jesus. When Jesus, gave
me Chandraleela, He not only gave her to me but a wonderful family,
I fell in love with.
This all started with prayer and a dream leading to the completion
of God's Word and my marriage to my sweetheart. Now, I as share
this, we
are blessed to have our precious daughters
Esther
(6y2m,17d) old and Evangeline
(3y6m18d) old.
So dear friend, whatever you are going through whether it is as
painful as what Joseph had to deal with, what I had to deal with,
etc, the Lord Jesus loves you so much and cares for you. He wants to
take care of you as you yield your life to Him. In your pain, He
will reveal the answers to you and tells you
'Do not be afraid, just believe'. Don't take your dreams
lightly if you suspect there is a message from the Lord. But,
remember that the dreams the Lord gives will never be selfish based
on self-centeredness. My dream focused on getting to know the Creator of
the Universe before I get to know His creation. It was God-centered
and the response of finishing the Word of God from Genesis to
Revelation was God-centered for me.
Whatever you are going through, wait on the Lord this Christmas
season and help Him get you through. Though things may look bleak,
you will never be out of His love and never be out of His reach. He
loves you as you are and will help you through. In areas of pain and
uncertainty, He is the only One that can give you peace. So, come as
you are to the throne of grace and receive help in time of need.
Most importantily, it is the Word of God that will sustain you so
turn to the Word of God as I did reading the whole Bible in 33 days.
Look to the Lord for your help. He could help through different
means as He chooses whether it is a dream or not.
Today, is a painful day for my family because
my loving dad went to be with the Lord Jesus, 11 years ago on this
day 8 days before Christmas. Lord used Pastor Hugo and
Pastor Ed
to get us through that day with our family. I remember as we were
going to my dad's funeral, my mom kept turning our focus towards
Jesus as she read the Book of Psalms.
Turn to the Lord of Hope and you will be turing to Hope. May you
experience the powerful love of the Lord this Christmas season.
Amen!
"Dream Revealed Emmanuel's Awesome Message!"
(D.R.E.A.M)/"What has a D.R.E.A.M revealed to you?"
Prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus, thank you so much that you sent an angel of the
Lord to speak to Joseph, for you existed from the beginning and
became God-incarnate to rescue humanity from the bondage of sin and
death. Oh Lord, thank you for how you help when we wait upon you. We
have seen that in Joseph's life and I have seen that in my own life.
Thank you so much Jesus. I pray Oh Lord for the one who is so
confused right now and in terrible pain that you would reveal
yourself to them and let them know you are not constrained by time.
Even though it took me 2 1/2 years, I could not have found a better
wife in the whole wide world. I found her because you sent her to me
in my precious Chandraleela. You Oh Lord know the hopes and dreams
of those who are in pain. Help them Oh Lord. This Christmas season
let them know that you are the Source of Life and the Giver of Hope.
Thank you for dying for our sin and coming back to life to save by
your precious Blood shed on the cross to all those who turn to thee.
Thank you so much Jesus. In Your Name I Pray Jesus! Amen!
Lord Jesus,
You are my all in all. You are my Prince of Peace,
Rock, Savior, and Friend. You are my Holy Father guiding me through to live a
life of righteousness, holy righteousness. Oh God, I need you more than ever. I
need to feel your hands around me holding me tight. I need your love to surround
me so that you can glow in my life. Help me please Jesus. I desire in your
presence. Thank you for guiding me to live a life of righteousness. Oh God you
love me more than ever. You hear my voice when I cry out to you. When I seek
your face, you fill me up. You are my all in all. Thank you Jesus so much for
your help no matter what I face, your grace is available and you take my case.
Thank you for hearing us and answering us. In Your Name I Pray Jesus! AMEN!
(Most of the prayer is from a vineyard song called “All in All”)
Pray the
prayer below or use your own words to invite Jesus Christ into your
life and have a personal relationship with Him. Now is the time of
Salvation. Don't wait.
Prayer:
Dear Jesus, I believe that
Father God sent you to earth for us, to die for our sin on a rugged
cross where your blood was shed to save us! Then you came back to
life and now sit at the right hand of the Father.
Thank you when
I was sick with soul sickness, you purchased me by your blood which
alone can cleanse me of all my sin and make me your child that I can
belong to. It is my sin that separated
me from God and you became the bridge for me to cross over to God
because of what you did on the cross for me. Thank you so much
Jesus. Even when my sin made me so dirty on the inside and attacks
of Satan have wounded me, you did not abandon me but came for me. I
am never out of your love and never out of your reach. Thank you so
much Jesus.
I do believe Father God for all that Jesus did for me. Jesus, I know
you care for me and laid down your life for me on the cross to give
me new life as you shed your blood for me to wash away all my sins.
Your Blood became the transfusion for those of us wounded by Satan.
I accept the transfusion! Your blood heals all the wounded areas to
give us a new life cleansing us of our sin. Thank you so much Jesus.
I want that new life that you offer so I turn
to you now as a sheep that has gone astray and ask for your
forgiveness of all my sins! Wash me in your precious cleansing
blood. Thank you for washing me in your Blood. Please come dwell in
my heart and save me Jesus. Deliver me Oh Good Shepherd! Thank you
for your free gift of grace! I know you can save me when I turn to
you and ask you to be my Lord and Personal Savior. I want you
to stay with me Jesus in my heart and make my heart your home so I
can always have you as my Lord and Personal Savior who will guide my
path. Please fill me with the Holy Spirit and lead me in the
right paths when I go the wrong way so I can be led to green
pastures. I love you Jesus! Thank you for making my heart your home,
for living in me Jesus and I will live for you and serve you the
rest of the days of my life. I acknowledge you Jesus as my Lord and
Personal Savior believing in my heart that God raised you from the
dead. Thank you for coming back to life to save me. Thank you for
being the Lamb of God. Thank you for being my Lord and Personal
Savior and changing me. Thank you for filling me with the Holy
Spirit and I believe you who began a good work in me will finish it
to completion. I give myself to you, all that I am and ask you to
make something of my life. Thank you Jesus so much. Thank you have
heard my prayer and answered me. In Your Name I Pray Jesus! Amen!
You may have felt something, you may
have not, but the important thing to know is that Jesus Christ is in
your life! Don't just go by feelings.
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within me." (Colossians 1:29, TLB)
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