Good morning and praise God for the rain during the night. A dream tried to help me define God last night. Of course, as a born sinner I have no knowledge to define God. As a born again believer in Christ, I can only know what God has revealed to me in His Son and in His word. Dreaming up lines like, "God is not quantifiable, but there is a quantity of God in every good thing." does not help me define anything but my own subconscious silliness. There are times when I wonder if I haven't spent my entire life dreaming the wrong dream. That deceitful heart of flesh sends us dreams of earthly wealth, popularity, power, fame, and other things that may not be good for us to seek. God's word tells us to seek first the kingdom of heaven and its righteousness. Our worldly dreams tell us to seek easy money, fair-weather friends, and quick success. The Bible teaches us to seek wisdom, act in love, have faith in Christ, trust in God, and other things that do not come naturally or easily to us. How many of us wake up from a dream where we acted with loving kindness? Yup, sometimes it happens to me too, and it is a nice change from the worldly dreams.
Jesus gave to us His Holy Spirit when he ascended to Heaven. We answer the knock on our spiritual door, and the Spirit comes to live in us. From that time on, we are in for the fight of our spiritual lives. Not all of our dreams are now of the wrong type. We don't always seek the wrong things in life as the Spirit gives us new desires. We may find our prayers turning to supplication for another person, perhaps even a stranger. Love comes into our hearts, and love then overflows and spreads to those around us. We are not aware this is happening at times, but others see the change. Meeting another Christ-one is great too. The love spreads both ways. We can wear crosses or t-shirts with slogans, but the real witness is the love of God in us. Act in the Spirit and show the love of Jesus.
Bucky
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