Monday, June 7, 2010
Joel 2:28,29 and Acts 2:17,18
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams and your young men shall see visions; and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out My Spirit. (Joel 2: 28,29)
And it shall come to pass in the LAST DAYS, saith GOD; I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions and your old men shall dream dreams; and on My servants and on My handmaidens I will pour out in those days of My Spirit, and they shall prophesy.(Acts 2: 17,18)
Today, begins a week of daily devotions on DREAMS AND VISIONS. We will discuss many Scriptures on this subject and define tools of discernment for understanding dreams and visions, whether they are of GOD, of our self, or of the devil. First, we must understand that dreams and visions are a part of the outpouring of GOD, the Holy Spirit, from the beginning of time, increasing to the great outpouring at Pentecost, through today and forward to the coming of Jesus.
I quoted the two Scriptures, one from the Old Testament and the other from the New Testament, to underscore the fact that GOD has spoken these words for all times, not just for the time in which they were spoken. We are in the LAST DAYS, and so we look for this Word of the LORD to manifest itself in our Church, in our Christian friends and in ourselves. Notice in the Acts Scripture, the LORD GOD says: "and on MY servants and on MY handmaidens I will pour out in those days of MY Spirit." This tells me that those who are born again, believers in JESUS Christ, will be the ones upon whom the Holy Spirit will fill. This tells me that there are steps of preparation for the infilling of the Holy Spirit: 1. Born again; 2. Baptized into Christ; 3. Servants/handmaidens of GOD; 4. Filled with the Holy Spirit.
JESUS paid the price for our salvation with His own Blood, without His Blood on the Mercy Seat in the Heaven-Temple, we would be lost. Believe on the LORD JESUS CHRIST and you shall be saved, you and your household. Salvation is the first order of business. When we are saved, we need to be washed clean of all our sins. When we are washed, we become a new creation, old things are passed away, behold, all things become new. This new person is a servant/handmaiden of the GOD. GOD delights in giving His servants power and strength, so He fills them with His Holy Spirit. It is through the work of the Holy Spirit of GOD that dreams and visions come to us from GOD. These are guides from GOD in righteousnessand are confirmed by His Word. He has also given us tools to discern whether a vision or dream is of GOD, the devil, or our own wishful thinking. THE WORD OF THE LORD, SCRIPTURE.
THE GREATEST TOOL OF DISCERNMENT IS THE WORD OF THE LORD, HIS HOLY SCRIPTURE. READ GOD'S WORD DAILY
Joel 2:28,29 and Acts 2:17,18
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams and your young men shall see visions; and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out My Spirit. (Joel 2: 28,29)
And it shall come to pass in the LAST DAYS, saith GOD; I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions and your old men shall dream dreams; and on My servants and on My handmaidens I will pour out in those days of My Spirit, and they shall prophesy.(Acts 2: 17,18)
Today, begins a week of daily devotions on DREAMS AND VISIONS. We will discuss many Scriptures on this subject and define tools of discernment for understanding dreams and visions, whether they are of GOD, of our self, or of the devil. First, we must understand that dreams and visions are a part of the outpouring of GOD, the Holy Spirit, from the beginning of time, increasing to the great outpouring at Pentecost, through today and forward to the coming of Jesus.
I quoted the two Scriptures, one from the Old Testament and the other from the New Testament, to underscore the fact that GOD has spoken these words for all times, not just for the time in which they were spoken. We are in the LAST DAYS, and so we look for this Word of the LORD to manifest itself in our Church, in our Christian friends and in ourselves. Notice in the Acts Scripture, the LORD GOD says: "and on MY servants and on MY handmaidens I will pour out in those days of MY Spirit." This tells me that those who are born again, believers in JESUS Christ, will be the ones upon whom the Holy Spirit will fill. This tells me that there are steps of preparation for the infilling of the Holy Spirit: 1. Born again; 2. Baptized into Christ; 3. Servants/handmaidens of GOD; 4. Filled with the Holy Spirit.
JESUS paid the price for our salvation with His own Blood, without His Blood on the Mercy Seat in the Heaven-Temple, we would be lost. Believe on the LORD JESUS CHRIST and you shall be saved, you and your household. Salvation is the first order of business. When we are saved, we need to be washed clean of all our sins. When we are washed, we become a new creation, old things are passed away, behold, all things become new. This new person is a servant/handmaiden of the GOD. GOD delights in giving His servants power and strength, so He fills them with His Holy Spirit. It is through the work of the Holy Spirit of GOD that dreams and visions come to us from GOD. These are guides from GOD in righteousnessand are confirmed by His Word. He has also given us tools to discern whether a vision or dream is of GOD, the devil, or our own wishful thinking. THE WORD OF THE LORD, SCRIPTURE.
THE GREATEST TOOL OF DISCERNMENT IS THE WORD OF THE LORD, HIS HOLY SCRIPTURE. READ GOD'S WORD DAILY
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