Thursday... God is in the dream business.

Thursday... God is in the dream business. He has dreams for each one of us but they may not just happen the next day, but that doesn't mean they aren't for real. There is always trust and obedience involved.

God gave a young impetuous seventeen year old man named Joseph in the OT a couple of dreams that he then shared with his brothers. Genesis 37:8 (NLT) said, "And they hated him all the more because of his dreams and the way he talked about them."

One day he was out looking for his brothers, his father had sent him out to see how they were doing and Genesis 37:18-19 says, "When Jospeh's brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him. 'Here comes the dreamer!' they said." They didn't kill him but they did sell him to some Midianite traders and verse 36 says, "Meanwhile, the Midianite traders arrived in Egypt, where they sold Joseph to Potipher, an officer of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. Potipher was captain of the palace guard." That wasn't the end of the dream, just the beginning.

Now God has given many dreams out and the pandemic seems to be killing those dreams. But remember, God is in the dream business and this may be all in his plan and we need to trust him.

The dreams of Joseph did come true. It is an amazing story. He kept serving God and trusting him no matter what was happening around him. And we need to do the same. God is at work and no pandemic can stop him. He is using it! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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Tuesday... I wonder what would happen if we didn't take the credit?

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Thursday... Yet, now this is true.

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