Title Dreaming and Realizing Dreams
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Hymn: 214 (New Hymn 270) 'The Lord's Inconvenient Love'
Meditation: What will I do to achieve the vision God has given me?
Confession of Faith: Apostles' Creed
Text: "Before he came near to them, they saw him from a distance and plotted to kill him" (Genesis 37:18-21).
The reason people who have dreams are happy even in the midst of hardship is because they believe that their dreams will surely come true. Jacob's eleventh son, Joseph, was nicknamed 'The Dreamer'. People made fun of it, but Joseph believed the dream and finally it came true.
The bible says that if you don't have a dream, you're going to do it. God first gives dreams before blessing humans. That is why people with dreams can create new history. In these difficult and difficult times, what we need is a new dream in Christ Jesus.
In verses 5-10, Joseph tells a dream story to his family. However, the dream made the brothers jealous and eventually brought hardship. However, Joseph believed the dream and faced hardships proudly. Because of the hatred of his brothers, Joseph was sold into slavery in Egypt, but he did not lose his dream in Egypt. As Potiphar's family secretary, he was faithful to his master and proudly resisted the temptation of Potiphar's wife. After overcoming all hardships, Joseph stands proudly as the prime minister of Egypt. As the environment becomes more difficult, we must not lose our dreams.
God is with people who have dreams and works great things through them. Joseph's religious greatness was that he recognized and confessed that he was always before God. It was because of the dream he cherished deep in his heart that Joseph was able to overcome the temptation without committing a crime in sexual temptation even though he was a lively young man. Have a holy dream from God and maintain a close relationship with God in any situation. Because that is the driving force behind making dreams come true.
Prayer: Thank you, God, for giving us holy dreams and making them come true. Please keep the holy dream God has given you deep in your heart and do not lose it no matter what difficulties come your way. Give me the faith to continue to take on challenges positively and positively in spite of the temptations of sin. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Lord's Prayer