What have you seen?

Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living ©

“And it shall come to pass afterward
That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions.
(Joel 2:28 (NKJV))

I have a list of sites and people that I monitor in addition to reading and studying, and all of the sites seem to be exploding with content about people who are having dreams and visions. I have not seen anything like this in the twenty plus years that I have been reading, studying and writing. It is as if the flood gates have opened!

I am seeing things from very well known individuals in the Body of Christ who are talking about recent experiences and dreams that they have had. I also see countless ones from people who are not well known, but have been given a glimpse of something that is beyond their understanding.

What do you think about dreams and visions?

Do you believe that the Lord will do, and possibly is doing at this time, things written of in Joel?

We have evidence all throughout the Bible that God uses dreams to communicate with people. If we say that we believe the Bible, then why do so many people laugh at the idea that God uses dreams today? Why do so many people who profess a faith in Jesus ridicule those who have the faith to step forward and share what they have seen?

Have you ever had a dream or a vision that you feel was from the Lord?

What have you seen?

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What do you hold firmly to?

Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.
(Hebrews 4:14 (NIV))

Do you hold firmly to your faith?

I want you to give me, actually, I want you to give yourself, an honest answer to the following questions.

What do you do when money is tight and your car breaks down?

What do you do when you get fired from your job?

What do you do when you are faced with a life changing illness?

I could ask countless questions like these, but I hope that these are sufficient to get the idea across. The idea is that how we react to these types of situations is a direct reflection of our faith. We can either panic in our human nature or we can turn to Jesus in our need. We can choose to forget what Jesus has promised or we can fully embrace what Jesus has promised. We can abandon what faith we profess to possess or we can fully embrace the faith that Jesus calls us to possess.

I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.
(John 16:33 (NIV))

Do you have faith that Jesus has overcome the world?

Do you live your life reflecting what you profess to believe or do you reflect the world and it’s troubles? We have a choice. We can hold firmly to the world or we can hold firmly to faith in Jesus!

What do you hold firmly to?

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