Dreams and Visions (9)
Pastor Tony Silveira's Sermons and messages on the themes of Godly Dreams and Visions. In the last days God will give an abundance of dreams and visions as the Church gets ready for the second coming of the Messiah.
The ancients understood that the world of dreams opens a channel of communication between mankind and the spiritual world, and opens sleepers to a different realm from the one they manage during the day. The ancients dared to imagine, moreover, that this mysterious communication is one venue in which God's messages come to us. They knew too that this kind of communication is not obvious. It requires interpretation.
Today we are going to learn about one of the most remarkable dreams in the Holy Scripture. Jacob's Dream changed the course of his life and established a foundation for future generations of worshipers.
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God communicates trough dreams and visions. He will talk to us things concerning to our destiny. Our society is conditioning people to ignore God and so we find that many times people are concerned about their dreams and they have no clue that since the beginning of time that God started to use the language of dreams to send us messages that we can understand. Sometimes the language of dreams can be mysterious and we need help to interpret these messages.
The Word "Dream" sometimes translated as "Vision" occurs over 200 times in the Old Testament.
Numbers 12:6 "And he said, "Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream."
Psalm 126:1 When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
There is something wonderfully simple about the way young children see life. It is a way of seeing in which anything is possible, and this means that they see no reason why they can't grow up to be an astronaut or a cowboy or a princess.
There are seasons in our life when circumstances can take away our capacity to dream. There are real dreams and there is dreaming awake. When we have a goal or an objective we call it a dream. Just as you once dreamed, you can dream again. Just as you once believed, you can believe again. No matter where we are right now, we still have the ability to change it all.
The passage we are about to read can revolutionize your Spiritual life! We will talk about the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The Greek word used in this passage is "charisma" wish can be translated as "gift" or "manifestation". The word just means "a gift from God's grace". These are supernatural manifestations of God that he manifests in the Church.
NOTE: The example prayer listed below is exactly that! It is not intended to replace your own feelings. Confess how you feel to God and don't expect anyone to speak for you except the Holy Spirit who intercedes for you before the Father.Use this method of prayer on a daily basis to help you pray for your own deliverance and protection. (This Prayer is an example; please modify it spontaneously as you pray it)
When the spirit and soul line up with the Word of God, the body then lines up as well- it's the reverse of the destruction that Satan's lies can accomplish in us. The Word of God teaches us all through the Old and New Testaments that you don't run from the enemy. It's important to recognize that thoughts arising in the cerebral cortex (that have strong emotional overtones) also can trigger hypothalamic response and trigger the physical effects associated with intense fear and other feelings.
STRONGHOLDS AND IMAGINATIONS
What are strongholds and imaginations?
