SOMETIMES DREAMS COME TRUE

PROCLAMATION

“And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Canaan.  And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land; and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.  And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them …”  Genesis 42:5-7 (KJV)

 

EXPLANATION

These are the words of God which were revealed to and written by Moses under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.  As a seventeen year old young man, Joseph had a dream that his brothers would bow down to him and they hated him for it. (Genesis 37:2-11)  After his brothers sold him into slavery, The Lord God was with him and Joseph rose up to become the governor of Egypt. (Genesis 41:39-41)  Because of the famine in Canaan, his ten older brothers had come to Egypt to buy grain.  When he saw them Joseph recognized them, but they did not recognize him. (Genesis 42:8)  Then Joseph remembered his dreams. (Genesis 42:9)  Joseph spoke harshly to them and accused them of being spies from a foreign country who were sizing up the land. (Genesis 42:9-14)  He told them to prove themselves by bringing their youngest brother before him.  Joseph told them to send one of them to get their brother and he would hold the rest of them in prison, but he put all of them in prison for three days. (Genesis 42:15-17)  On the third day he changed his mind and told them that one of them would have to stay there until they brought back their youngest brother.  They talked among themselves not realizing the Joseph understood them.  Joseph turned away from them and wept. (Genesis 42:18-24)  Then he kept Simon and ordered that they be given the corn and, unbeknownst to them, their money was returned to them.  When they got home, they told their father Israel what had happened to them, but he was unwilling to let Benjamin be taken. (Genesis 42:25-38)

 

APPLICATION

Some of our dreams may be visions, given to us by The Lord God, of things which are yet to come.  We may have dreams of future prosperity.  However, just because prosperity is in our future does not mean that we are ready for it when The Lord shows us it is coming.  He has to take us through some things in order to prepare us for what He has in store for us.  We may have to go through trials and tribulations for us to learn to trust Him and so that He can move us to where He wants us to be.  We may not get all that we want, and not all dreams are visions, but whatever God has in store for us we will receive.