Scripture: Genesis 41 v 38 - 39:
"And Pharoah said unto his servants, can we find
such a one a this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? And Pharoah said unto
Joseph, foreasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet
and wise as thou art."
Daniel 2 v 47: "And the king answered unto Daniel,
and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of
kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou could reveal this secret."
Jacob's beloved son, Joseph, was sold by his jealous
brothers to Potiphar the Egyptian, whose wife had Joseph thrown into prison
because he refused her affections. Joseph correctly interpreted the dreams of
Pharoah's butler and baker while in jail.
Years later Pharoah has two dreams that no-one can
interpret until the butler remembers Joseph in the prison. Joseph is fetched
and correctly interprets Pharoah's dreams that 7 good years will be followed by
7 years of famine.
He recommends that an honest man be set in charge of the
corn stores to have enough for the 7 lean years. Pharoah appoints Joseph to
oversee this project and when the famine hits, his father, Jacob, sends his
sons to Egypt to buy corn. They find Joseph and bring their father to Egypt to
be reunited with the son he thought was long dead.
Daniel, a captive in Babylon for 70 years, also won
acclaim by being able to interpret dreams by the power of the Holy Spirit. He
was able to recall a dream Nebuchadnezzar the king had forgotten and give him
the interpretation.
Just like Joseph, Daniel was made the second highest in
the land, and able to watch over his fellow captives, and when Cyrus the Mede
became king, he showed him the decree that released them to go back to
Israel. Both those rulers recognised
that the Holy Spirit was upon those men and that they were 100% accurate in
their dream interpretation.
In Joel 2 v 28 comes the prophecy of the Lord pouring out
His Spirit on all flesh ......your old men shall dream dreams, your young men
shall see visions. This is happening now with many people having dreams of
judgment, hell, Heaven and the closing days of this age. It is one of God's
ways of revealing the future to us.
Our Father sees far into the future and arranges many
weird and wonderful experiences to bring us to our true life's calling. We just
have to be ready to seize the moment when God puts us in the place of
opportunity and authority. Be sure that
the Lord will carry it through to fulfilment and bless us abundantly.
In these last days our God is going to pour out the Holy
Spirit on everyone in one last hope that none should perish. He needs us to be
mature in the gifts before that day comes so we can help those who are suddenly
revived to understand what is happening.
Prayer: Heavenly Father You initiate our opportunities;
You arrange the circumstances; You prompt others into action; You fulfil Your
plans for us; you give us dreams and visions. Help us to interpret these events
correctly and let us not try to do it in our own strength for we will surely
err. We want to be a blessing to You always. In Jesus' name. Amen.