DREAMS

I didn't think about the matter much until late that afternoon when I happened to stroll into my
room and felt like picking up the Bible and reading it at random.
And the words just jumped out at me and hit me like a hammer inside.
It said "Therefore this is what the Lord says, "If you repent, I will restore you, that you may
serve me, if you utter worthy, not worthless words, you will be my spokesman." (Jeremiah
15:19)
The words really sank in and right there made me confess my worthless words that morning. I
believe God immediately forgave (as His Word says).
But it was only a long time later that I got to preach my 2nd sermon. And justly too. It was not
God's fault that I saw a horrible dream that night.
In Proverbs 29:20 we read “Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a
fool than him.” I had spoken in haste all right and probably faced the penalty.
The Great Preacher Solomon says,
Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God.
God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few. (Ecclesiastes 5:2)
59. THE DOG AND THE CROW
Travelling to the clinic for my morning practice, I saw a dog, a Pomeranian, lying dead on the
road, probably crushed by a speeding vehicle. No one cared to remove it from the site. Perhaps
it must have strayed from a nearby villa onto the road and met this gory end. The scene
vanished from my mind as I got involved with my work at the clinic.
Travelling back, when I reached the spot where the dead dog lay, I saw a dead crow lying beside
it, again struck by some speeding vehicle. This seemed quite unusual and I wondered how the
crow now lay there. The only explanation that seemed to fit was that the crow had spotted the
dead dog lying on the road and had ventured to peck at it for a while not realizing that death
was stalking it also.
Thinking about this, “the still small voice” brought to my mind a few verses from the book of
Jude. Maybe not very related but still thought provoking.
"Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to
eternal life. Be merciful to those who doubt; snatch others from the fire and save them; to
others show mercy, mixed with fear - hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh. (Jude
1:21-23)
While evangelizing and dealing with persons who are sinning sexually or in any other way, if we
are not really spiritually strong and prepared to deal with these kind of sins and keep ourselves
pure, we can easily fall into the same sin and be trapped by Satan to do his bidding.