Good morning,
"When the Lord brought back the captives [who returned] to Zion, we were like those who dream [it seemed so unreal]. Then were our mouths filled with laughter, and our tongues with singing. Then they said among the nations, The Lord has done great things for them. The Lord has done great things for us! We are glad! Turn to freedom our captivity and restore our fortunes, O Lord, as the streams in the South (the Negeb) [are restored by the torrents]. They who sow in tears shall reap in joy and singing. He who goes forth bearing seed and weeping [at needing his precious supply of grain for sowing] shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him." (Ps.126) Dream is to have visions and or images whether voluntary or involuntary, awake or asleep, it means to think or conceive of something. As we can see here in these verse that God is the One Who fulfills even our dreams, especially the ones that are divinely given. Quite often we struggle from the time of having a dream, and the waiting for our dreams to be fulfilled. This is the time that Yahweh will cause our divinely inspired dreams to be manifested. Freedom is the state of liberty rather than confinement or physical restraint; the power to determine action without restraint; openness and abandonment. God is opening up to us the freedom to dream again and to fully realize those dreams. Captivity means to be physically detained by force; to be constrained and confined; subjected to bondage. Every step that we walk with God, He is taking off the confinements that have been placed on our lives, so that we can be all that He has made us to be. All the while God is working out His plan to restore [fix, build up, heal, make restitution, revive, renew, set to rights, win back, reinforce] our fortunes. Those things that He always planned to be ours. It is more than material things, it includes relationships restored, physical and mental levels restored and strengthened. Every dream, every divine vision restored. Fortune is your inheritance; your portion; your treasure and worth. Our Father God is going to restore our worth, our portion, our inheritance, as the torrents [heavy flow, waterfall, gush, deluge, overflow, a flood]. So here we are reminded to believe again, this is where we must push to receive. "They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them. And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear." ( Is. 65:23-24) Let's not faint before the harvest!
Love,
Pastor D.
Daughters of Z 