A Great Dream---- Thursday, May 13, 2010 by Dave Sonnenberg

A GREAT DREAM


Thursday, May 13, 2010

by Dave Sonnenberg



I hope you get Paul's dream!

I hope I get Paul's dream as well!



Paul's dream was pretty simple in our lesson today. He dreamed that someone needed his help. He dreamed that someone wanted to hear the message of Jesus and wanted Paul to show up!



I am pretty sure (whether we have that vivid dream or not) that someone is saying, "I could use help". I am also pretty sure that if we stop, pause, and pray- "God, who is calling out for my help?" that we will soon get a nudge or a name that comes to mind.



I find that time and time again when I say that prayer (and I need to say that prayer more often!) name after name surfaces calling me to action. Perhaps that is one reason many of us are afraid to pray that prayer- much will be expected. But, the beauty of Christian care is that when we hear a voice calling for help and take definite activion-- we are often blessed in profound ways.


Acts 16: 1-10
Paul* went on also to Derbe and to Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer; but his father was a Greek. 2He was well spoken of by the believers* in Lystra and Iconium. 3Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him; and he took him and had him circumcised because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 4As they went from town to town, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. 5So the churches were strengthened in the faith and increased in numbers daily.


Paul’s Vision of the Man of Macedonia6 They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. 7When they had come opposite Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them; 8so, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. 9During the night Paul had a vision: there stood a man of Macedonia pleading with him and saying, ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us.’ 10When he had seen the vision, we immediately tried to cross over to Macedonia, being convinced that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.