Sunday, October 3, 2010

Is it possible for men to communicate with God through a dream or a vision?

The definition of dream is an imaginary series of events that you experience in your mind while you are asleep. While people are sleeping in the bed, they dream about something happened of the day, or their emotion could be repeated. Some Christians might believe that God sometimes shows His vision or plan through one’s dream. Does God really show his plan through the man’s dream?


There are some evidences in the Bible that God has indicated His plans through one’s dream. Firstly, there was one of the greatest men in the Bible. He was Joseph who was son of Jacob and he had an ability to interpret dreams. He dreamed what would be happened in the future. Joseph predicted that his brothers and parents would bow to him through his dream (Gen 37). When he was in the prison, Joseph got a chance to interpret Pharaoh’s dream so that Pharaoh prepared the situation of famine (Gen 41). Secondly, when Jacob slept near the Jabbok River, he saw angels were climbing up and down on the ladder through his dream. He realized that God was going to bless him (Gen 28:12). Thirdly, Solomon loved God and sacrificed a thousand burnt offerings. He was asked what he wanted by God through his dream, and Solomon wanted to get wisdom, and God made him as the wisest man in the world (1Kings 3:5). Fourthly, when Jesus Christ was born, Magi visited Jesus Christ. They had been warned in their dream not to go to Herod. They obeyed God’s word through the dream and returned to their country (Matt 2:12). Finally, there was a man who was told through dream was Daniel. He wrote what he saw through dream and it was recorded on the Bible until now (Daniel 7:1).


God had showed His plans or His vision through one’s dream. God still shows His vision or plan through a dream, but Christians need to be careful to explain or apply the dreams, because Satan could use the dream as well. Satan can disguise as an angel of light to people (2Cor 11:14). People can easily rely on mystery happens. People are likely to hear God’s voice through their dreams. However, it should be confirmed with the Scripture. Moreover, it will be better to share with pastors.


God does want to communicate with people many ways. Dream is the one of the method to communicate with people. However, God does give us the Scripture to show His heart, visions, plans, and wisdom. Christians can understand how to live, communicate with God, how to help people when they read the Bible. Therefore, Christians have to read the Bible everyday and try to listen carefully what God is telling through the Scripture because God whispers to man (1 Kings 19:11-18)

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