After King Herod died, an angel from the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph while he was still in Egypt. The angel said, "Get up and take the child and his mother back to Israel. The people who wanted to kill him are now dead." Joseph got up and left with them for Israel. But when he heard that Herod's son Archelaus was now ruler of Judea, he was afraid to go there. Then in a dream he was told to go to Galilee, and they went to live there in the town of Nazareth. So the Lord's promise came true, just as the prophet had said, "He will be called a Nazarene."
Matthew 2: 19-23
It is really amazing to note how many times God delivered His message to man in a dream! An angel came to Joseph in a dream and told him to go ahead and marry Mary even though she was pregnant. The Wise Men were warned in a dream not to go back and tell Herod where they found Jesus.
Then an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and told him to take Mary and Jesus to Egypt because Herod wanted to kill Him. After Herod died an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and told him to take Mary and the child back to Israel. Finally, an angel told Joseph in a dream to go and live in Galilee with his family. That is five dreams from the Lord in just the first two chapters of Matthew.
Of course there are many other dreams mentioned in the Bible that were messages from the Lord. It is important to recognize that God’s messages in dreams came both to followers of the Lord and to those who were not!
Does God still speak to human beings in dreams, or has this method of communication ceased? There are many reports today of people who are following “another religion” being called by God in a dream.
A good piece of advice that is often given to a man or woman who is in the process of making an important decision is this: “Sleep On It!” What that does is to give God an opportunity to express His thoughts about your decision as you dream! That is not to say that you will always have a dream from God about your decision, but He may input His message into a dream.
Don’t forget that the Written Word of God will not be contradicted by a dream or a vision or any other word you hear if it is really from God! But don’t ignore it if is consistent with what you read in the Bible!
“Lord Jesus help me today to always listen for Your voice, even in my dreams! May Your Name be praised now and forever. Amen.”
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