JUL, AUG, SEP 2024 VOLUME 17 Issue 3
When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion, We were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.” The Lord has done great things for us, And we are glad. Bring back our captivity, O Lord, As the streams in the South. Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, Bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, Bringing his sheaves with him.
Psalm 126: 1-6 NKJV
The Psalmist said because they had been made free—set free from captivity, delivered, saved—that “we were like those who dreamed.”
You are a captive if you don’t dream. You are just trying to survive, trying to endure the pain, and just trying to get by with no hope of anything better, no future, no purpose. Slaves, captives, and orphans have the same mentality: survival, no dreams.When they were set free, something happened. They had a dream. What does a Godly dream do for you?
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Brings Joy
The Bible says they were filled with laughter, and they were singing. People who have lost their dreams stop laughing. They lose their ability to sing. They begin to complain more than they celebrate. They see what they don’t have instead of what they do have. They can’t believe in anything better. God’s dream always bring joy. God’s dream lets you have hope and produces faith.
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Brings Faithfulness
It says, “Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.” You will quit sowing if you don’t believe there is a harvest coming. When times get hard, a dream will hold you back from going forward. Jesus lived this way. “Who for the joy set before Him endured the cross.” (Hebrews 12:2) He had a dream, a vision of you and me able to be set free from sin and death. When times get hard and you have to pick up your cross daily, the vision (dream) God gives you will give you the strength to carry on.
Today, remember that we were once captives and through the blood of Jesus we have been set free. The Bible says that angels celebrate when one comes to know Christ (gets set free). Instantly, God has a dream deposited in you. Have joy! Sing! Don’t quit! Your heavenly Father has set you free!
