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you ever felt like God was trying to tell you something?
Perhaps you dreamt about someone you hadn't seen in a while and then ran into that person
the following day. Maybe a strange story on the evening news grabbed your attention, putting
you in a state of pondering. Or perhaps you encountered an odd sight - like the one on
the cover of this book - that made you wonder if something was up.
If you can identify with any of the above, chances are you have already been in language
school - God's symbolic language school! Just as Jesus taught His disciples to see the
spiritual, symbolic meaning behind every day events, God has also been urging you to interpret
life on a symbolic level, asking, "If this were a dream what would it mean?"
In this book, author Murray Dueck helps you to develop your spiritual eyes, enabling you
to glimpse the Kingdom of Heaven shining through everyday life.
After reading this book, you will be able to:
- Encounter God in the routine events of life
- See God at work in your church, community, and the world
- Pray according to what you see the Father doing
- Know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God-not the enemy-is in control of your life.
THE POWER OF SYMBOLS
Symbolism has always intrigued me. The way God weaves symbols and foreshadowing together
through prophetic words, dreams, visions, pictures, and even human history is astounding.
God authors history the same way He authors other forms of revelation, using symbolic
language and powerful metaphors to shape our understanding of Him.
Throughout Scripture, we read many examples of how God speaks in symbolic language,
as Numbers 12:6 says: "Then he said, 'Listen to my words: When a prophet of
the LORD is among you, I reveal myself to him in visions, I speak to him in dreams.'" God
spoke to Pharaoh in a dream that only Joseph could interpret. The same thing happened
with Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel. Joseph of Nazareth also had a dream about his betrothed,
Mary, during which an angel said, in essence, "Marry the girl!" That dream
changed Joseph's mind, because prior to the dream, he waxed doubtful about her pregnancy
(cf. Matthew 1). The so-called "three wise men" were warned in a dream to avoid
King Herod. Later on, Joseph had another dream instructing him to take Mary and Jesus
to Egypt, also to avoid Herod. These were very practical, very prophetic dreams that
contained real spiritual power and an impetus for change. |
