Job 33:3-4 – “For the ear tests words as the palate tastes food. 4 Let us choose for ourselves what is just; Let us know among ourselves what is good.”

I am sometimes conscious of dreams and have even had some that could be identified or defined as night visions.  In those, I was conscious that God was speaking to me. Many consider those occurrences rare and even unusual. Some discount them completely, believing that God no longer communicates with us except through the Bible. The Bible is invaluable, but God is a communicator, and He will unveil the truths of His word and life in many ways, including dreams in the night.

Think about it.  When are your mind and spirit less distracted than when you are sleeping?  What better time for the LORD to communicate His desires to us than when we are in a slumber, our minds relaxed, and we are not thinking about the ten thousand things we encounter daily?

I am convinced that we consider those times of communication from God rare because we do not expect to hear from Him then.  Sometimes, we do not expect to hear at all.  But, from Genesis to Revelation, we read, “God said…” He is the Speaking God and desires to communicate His wisdom, words, and will to us.

I have learned that sometimes, I was unaware of what God had revealed in my night dreams or visions.  I would encounter something and unexpectedly discover the wisdom, knowledge, or ability to handle it, and I knew it was beyond my pay grade of understanding or expertise. God had somehow revealed to me what I needed, and when I needed it, it was extracted from the data files of my mind and heart and implemented. That is exciting!

In the Book of Job, Elihu, the fourth critic of Job, said something powerful about the ears testing words like the palate tastes food.  We test words, but whose and what words do we test? We test people’s words, and consciously or unconsciously, we test the words of God, too. If we want to understand the Words of God accurately, we need to commune with Him regularly and openly.

I encourage you to ask the LORD each night before bed to open your heart to receive whatever He wants to communicate. I encourage you to invite the Holy Spirit to give you dreams and night visions so that you will know what you do not know, hear what you have never heard, and walk in His fullness like never before.

Hearing in the natural is not learned, but understanding is.  We need to learn How to Hear.  When we open ourselves to hearing God, He takes that opportunity to communicate more fully.  He will communicate to the level we open ourselves to Him.  I want to hear Him so that I can walk before Him in a manner pleasing to Him, beneficial to the Kingdom, and redemptive to the world.

Today, I pray that the Lord will begin communicating to us in dreams and night visions through circumstances and His Word! May the Holy Spirit reveal the deep things of God to our hearts and train our minds to hear and obey.

I pray that the Lord will help us to gird up the loins of our minds and be ready for action. May He open the Door of Heaven so we can see and hear what He is saying and doing! May He enable us to do the works Jesus did and move into the place of greater works for the Kingdom! “Father, meet all the needs of my friends and open our minds, hearts, eyes, and ears to see and hear. We receive! Amen!“

May the speaking God speak to your heart in every way possible to lead you into His freedom and truth!