Joseph
was a dreamer. At 17 years of age he was going about his business feeding the
flock. Now Joseph was special in the eyes of his father Jacob, because he was
born when Jacob was no longer in his prime. As a matter of fact Joseph was
Jacobs’s favorite child. He loved him more than his other children. In fact, he
loved him so much he made him a coat of many colors. Now how would that make
you feel if you were one of Joseph’s brothers?
You’d
probably be jealous and maybe a little envious, and
Joseph’s brothers, well
they hated him plain and simple. As a matter of fact they couldn’t even carry
on a peaceable conversation with him. So Joseph, happy go lucky in his colorful
coat has a dream and shares it with his brothers. He tells them we were binding sheaves, or bundles of wheat in the field,
and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves
stood round about, and made obeisance, or bowed down to my sheaf, they
responded to Joseph saying are you going to rein or rule over us and have
dominion over us, so they hate him even
more.
Then Joseph
has another dream and shares it with his brothers and his father. He tells them
how in his dream the sun, the moon and eleven stars made
obeisance or bowed down to him. This time his fathered rebuked him saying are
your mother and I along with your brothers going to bow down to you on earth?
His
brothers grew angrier, but his father thought about the dream.
What
had Joseph done to cause his brothers to be so angry? Absolutely nothing. He
didn’t cause his own birth. He didn’t make his father love him, nor did he make
his father make his coat of many colors. He wasn’t even responsible for his own
dreams. All he did was share his dreams.
Did
you cause your own birth? Are you responsible for the dreams or visions God has
given you?
I
will issue a word of caution here. Not everyone will understand, encourage or
support you in your vision, goals, ideas, or Gods plan for your life. Be
careful with whom you share your dreams.
Your
only responsibility is to have that childlike faith, believing and trusting in
God as you forgive those that trespass or conspire against you, or try to deter
you from God’s plan for your life, and persevere, or persist in anything you
have undertaken. Maintaining your purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles or
discouragement, continuing steadfastly, that’s the definition of
perseverance. Believing God for whatever
He has placed in your heart whether it’s healing, a job, a relationship, a spouse,
the birth of a long awaited child, a business venture, deliverance, or
salvation for those you love.
You
must be resolved, or stand steadfastly in your faith as you persevere.
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