“Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the LORD tested Joseph's character” (Psalm 105:19)
What is your dream life? When you close your eyes and think about the life that would bring you the most peace and deep joy, what do you see? Take a minute right now. Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and ask God to show you His dreams for you. What did you see? Anything? Don’t worry if you don’t know your dreams yet; God will show them to you with time. He says, “Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come” (Jeremiah 33:3). But if you DO know your dreams, what is the key to fulfilling your dream life?
You know, MANY people in the Bible had to wait for their dream. Abraham waited decades to have a baby; Moses had to endure Pharoah’s intimidation and 10 plagues until God’s people were released; and David had to run for years in the wilderness until he was made king. These are just a few examples! But the greatest wait in the Bible was for Jesus, the Messiah. God promised Him thousands of years in advance, and only a few were still waiting for Him when He finally came.
One of them was Simeon. “At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him and had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. That day the Spirit led him to the Temple. So when Mary and Joseph came to present the baby Jesus to the Lord as the law required, Simeon was there. He took the child in his arms and praised God, saying, ‘Sovereign Lord, now let your servant die in peace, as you have promised. I have seen your salvation, which you have prepared for all people. He is a light to reveal God to the nations, and He is the glory of your people Israel!’” (Luke 2:25-32).
Simeon WAITED for his promise, and that’s the KEY for you too. Waiting isn’t glamorous. In fact, it’s really hard. But it’s the key to obtaining your promise from God. Maybe He has promised you healing, maybe a great marriage, or maybe your kids serving the Lord. Whatever it is, it’s going to take patience. That’s just the way God is. He uses the waiting period to make us better, to make us ready for the promise. “Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the LORD tested Joseph's character” (Psalm 105:19).
While You Wait In the meantime, what is the best thing to do while you wait? The Bible gives you several tips, and that’s what we are going to talk about this next month, while we wait to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus. Together, we are going to learn from the Bible on how to wait effectively and obtain our promises, because I am right alongside you in this! I have many things I am waiting on, and sometimes it gets hard to keep believing! But God wants us to renew our faith and wait in great expectation. “Indeed, none who wait for You shall be put to shame” (Psalm 25:3). Let’s do it together.
So this week, let’s pray together that:
- God would show us the dreams He has for us
- We would have the patience to wait for His promises
- Global Media Outreach would see the dreams God has for us
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