Faith Filled Family Magazine October 2016 | Page 53

and said to him, “Behold, you
are a dead man because of the
woman whom you have taken,
for she is a man’s wife. “Here, we
have God setting forth a harsh
sentence upon King Abimelech
for, unknowingly, taking Abraham’s wife to be his own. And
during his dream, he actually began to commune with God and
was granted grace and mercy
because he was deceived. Then
God said to him in the dream,
“Yes, I know that you have done
this in the integrity of your heart,
and it was I who kept you from
sinning against me. Therefore I
did not let you touch her. 7 Now
then, return the man’s wife, for
he is a prophet, so that he will
pray for you, and you shall live.
But if you do not return her, know
that you shall surely die, you and
all who are yours.” (Genesis
20:6-7). This is proof that God
can speak through dreams to
one who isn’t even saved. When
your heart is sincere to the revelation of God’s truth, even a
dream can shield you from terrible consequences. In this case,
God gave Abimelech a dream
and interpreted the dream to
him. Therefore, the best means

to interpret a dream is, first, to
seek God for the answer.

right and remained standing;
and behold, your sheaves stood
all around my sheaf and bowed
In Acts 2:17, we learn, in the down [in respect]. Joseph was
last days, how God uses both seventeen at the time (vs. 8).
dreams and visions as a sign for This was a special gift bestowed
His people. “In the Last Days,” upon him by God. And as you
God says, “I will pour out my read this story, you’ll discover,
Spirit on every kind of people. Joseph never allowed this gift to
Your sons will prophesy also your make proud and arrogant. He redaughters; Your young men will spected it and brought God honsee visions your old men dream or through it. So, some dreams
dreams. When the time comes, do have an important message
I’ll pour out my Spirit On those for you.
who serve me, men and women
both, and they’ll prophesy. The Another time, Joseph had ansecond best means to interpret other dream, which is recorded
a dream is, first, to seek for an in Genesis 40:1-13. Sometime
individual who has the spiritual after this, the cupbearer of the
gift to interpret the dream. So, king of Egypt and his baker
let’s examine the question of in- committed an offense against
terpretation of dreams, and re- their lord the king of Egypt (vs.
search some stories in the Bible 1). Due to such actions, both
to give us clarity:
were confined to prison where,
Joseph was, also. In time, both
Joseph was both a Dreamer and had a dream. And one night they
an Interpreter of dreams: Gene- both dreamed—the cupbearsis 37:2-11 Now Joseph dreamed er and the baker of the king of
a dream, and he told it to his Egypt, who were confined in the
brothers, and they [c]hated him
even more. we [brothers] were
binding sheaves [of grain stalks]
in the field, and lo, my sheaf
[suddenly] got up and stood up-