2 Cor 10:4
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds.
Immediately Gideon obeyed the voice of God and took his servant Purah, most probably one of the ten who helped him destroy the altar of Baal, and sneaked down to the enemy camp.
"And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.
And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host".
We must understand that there are two kinds of dreams: natural and supernatural. Regarding the natural dream, one need not be converted or believe in God to have one. It is part of human nature and common to any person. It is a collection of ideas and jumbled images that usually make no sense, which come up during one's sleep.
The supernatural dreams are those with spiritual meaning. The Lord uses supernatural dream to communicate the future, aiming to benefit and perfect His work as a whole. During sleep, He would put images of future events in the minds of certain people.
The evil spirits also did and still do the same to their victims. They usually bring images of events that they will arrange to happen in the near future. It is the case, for example, of people who suffer from demon-possession and have dreams of accidents. To gain the confidence of those they possess, the spirits themselves cause those fatal accidents.
The Bible is the fountain that has opened our spiritual eyes to an insightful vision of God's will; He has enlightened our understanding to have dreams that can be achieved, not fantasies. Whenever a person is caught by surprise in a tragic dream, the best thing to do is to immediately ask the Lord to deliver him from that evil.
In order for the Lord to encourage Gideon and at the same time discourage the allied enemies, the Lord planted a dream in the middle of the enemy camp. Encouraged by the interpretation of the dream, Gideon shook off his distress, fear and doubt, and worshipped the Lord. His adoration expressed the firmest conviction of victory.
It was necessary to hear a confession of defeat from the mouth of the enemy in order for Gideon to finally give a sigh of relief. Following that, he returned to his camp and encouraged his men with the same faith he received. Next he said to the 300 chosen men, " Look at me and do likewise; watch, and when I blow the trumpet.... then you also blow the trumpet... and say, ' The sword of the Lord and of Gideon'. This meant unity of purpose, faith and determination.
As the war cry sounded from the trumpets, the light of the torches blazed when the jars were shatterd.The angel of the Lord multiplied the cry of war many times over. The result was the total destruction of the enemies. God Himself caused the enemies to kill each other due to the great uproar provoked by the noise. The war was no longer the Israelites' war, it was God's war.
2 Corinthians 10:4
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds. And always remember that it is only fervent effective prayer that will reveal the dream of the enemies!
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Enim
The evil spirits also did and still do the same to their victims. They usually bring images of events that they will arrange to happen in the near future. It is the case, for example, of people who suffer from demon-possession and have dreams of accidents. To gain the confidence of those they possess, the spirits themselves cause those fatal accidents.
The Bible is the fountain that has opened our spiritual eyes to an insightful vision of God's will; He has enlightened our understanding to have dreams that can be achieved, not fantasies. Whenever a person is caught by surprise in a tragic dream, the best thing to do is to immediately ask the Lord to deliver him from that evil.
In order for the Lord to encourage Gideon and at the same time discourage the allied enemies, the Lord planted a dream in the middle of the enemy camp. Encouraged by the interpretation of the dream, Gideon shook off his distress, fear and doubt, and worshipped the Lord. His adoration expressed the firmest conviction of victory.
It was necessary to hear a confession of defeat from the mouth of the enemy in order for Gideon to finally give a sigh of relief. Following that, he returned to his camp and encouraged his men with the same faith he received. Next he said to the 300 chosen men, " Look at me and do likewise; watch, and when I blow the trumpet.... then you also blow the trumpet... and say, ' The sword of the Lord and of Gideon'. This meant unity of purpose, faith and determination.
As the war cry sounded from the trumpets, the light of the torches blazed when the jars were shatterd.The angel of the Lord multiplied the cry of war many times over. The result was the total destruction of the enemies. God Himself caused the enemies to kill each other due to the great uproar provoked by the noise. The war was no longer the Israelites' war, it was God's war.
2 Corinthians 10:4
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds. And always remember that it is only fervent effective prayer that will reveal the dream of the enemies!
Comments from you: What verses or insights stand out to you in this reading? Please post up by clicking on the "Comments" link below!
God bless
Enim
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