And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed of them.
Genesis 24:9
The One Step Daily Devotional is intended to provide just one step each day for your journey with God. Every journey requires water breaks. Here is a water break for you.
Have you ever had a dream? I don’t just mean a dream that you get when you sleep, but a dream for something to happen in the future?
If you recall from the story of Joseph, he had two dreams of his brothers bowing before him (Genesis 37). Joseph shared the dream with his brothers, and it did not turn out well for him (he ended up at the bottom of a hole and then enslaved, falsely accused, and imprisoned).
Genesis 24:9 is one of my favorite verses. It says, Joseph remembered the dreams. To remember something, you have to forget it. Joseph forgot his dreams! This is astonishing to me!
How could you forget a dream that a) landed you on a path toward what some would consider a ruined life, and b) must have been an exciting prospect for him to share it with his brothers in the first place.
I’ve had dreams in my life. I went through much difficulty and heartache in pursuit of those dreams. They served as an anchor and fuel to keep going. I did not forget them, though my dreams came to nothing.
The difference between Joseph’s dreams and my dreams is that Joseph’s dreams were a part of God’s will for his life. My dreams were a part of my will for my life. Sometimes there is a difference between God’s dream for your life and your own.
When a dream you have is God’s, it may have less to do with you and your effort than you think. Joseph didn’t even remember his dreams until they came true! Somewhere along the way he had either given them to God or he had given up on them. Joseph’s part was to just remain faithful to God (Genesis 39).
Today, take a step.
Maybe today the one step God wants you to take is to trust God with His dream for your life. Perhaps God wants you to ask Him for His dream for your life. Maybe God wants you to set down some of the responsibility that you have picked up to try to “make things happen.”
Whatever the step, ask God to direct it. Take a moment to take that step. Invite Him to speak. He will.
Life is a long road. Walk it with Jesus. Take a water break… we all get thirsty.
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