1 Kings 3:5 – “At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, ‘Ask what I shall give you.”

As I read, prayed, and mused on the Word of God today, the subject of dreams, divine and supernatural dreams fill my thoughts.  I wondered, do we value dreams enough, even the ones we consider strange?  Why do we dream?   Are dreams merely a phenomenon of our psyche, or are they a means of communication, guidance, or warning?

Do we need divine guidance, or has God formed us and then left it up to us to find our way?  He gives us great latitude in decisions, but please think naturally for a moment.   If you have children or employees, you are responsible for, do you leave them totally without guidance and expect them to fulfill their purpose or assignment?   Don’t you offer guidance, even minimally?   Would God be different?

Could dreams be God’s way of communicating to our uncluttered minds?   In sleep, we are not distracted by the busyness of the day.  What better time for God to download information than in a dream?

In Matthew, we have numerous examples of supernatural divine instruction through dreams.  Joseph, Mary’s husband, had multiple dreams that helped preserve the Seed.  The Magi were also warned in a dream.   Pilate’s wife warned him because of a dream.   God will use any means possible to communicate with us, and the one with the least resistance and distraction is DREAMS.

We discount them because we don’t understand them or they are incomplete.   We discount them because we do not recognize dreams as a means of communication.   We discount them because a supernatural divine dream makes us uncomfortable.  

It is almost like we resist the idea that God has access to our subconscious, which is frightening.   It takes control from us and reveals that we can hide nothing from God.   Before we protest, we do it subconsciously with our masks.  We pretend we are okay when we are not.  We pretend we are not angry when we are.  We pretend we don’t doubt when we do.  

Dreams bypass all that and give God an open channel of communication. Therefore, do not discount or discard any dream UNTIL and UNLESS you have carefully prayed over it.  It may require 2 or 10 dreams to piece the pieces together and see the message.

We need guidance and omit a prime means because of our disbelief in the possibility.   Joel 2 declares that dreams will be a part of the Last Days.   Start expecting to remember the communicative dreams and write them down.  You will develop the ability to remember and discover a means of communication you have lacked.  You dream, but do you benefit from them the way God intended?   God is the Speaking God.  Start listening.

Lord, help us to be open to You in our dreams and be quick to obey!