Joel 2:28-29 I will pour out my spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your old men shall dream dreams,
and your young men shall see visions.
Even on the male and female slaves,
in those days, I will pour out my spirit.
Yesterday in Pentecost worship we heard the fulfillment of this promise. With the gift of the Holy Spirit to the apostles on that first Pentecost, dreams and visions were very real. But the Holy Spirit isn't trapped in that first Pentecost. Once Pentecost happened, the Holy Spirit was let loose. And once the Holy Spirit is let loose there's no trapping her again.
Which is the point of this passage, it seems to me. The point is - you never know how God is going to speak to you. Or from where God is going to speak. So maybe we shouldn't be quick to dismiss the crazy ideas of pre-teens who think we should and can feed the whole world. Maybe we shouldn't be so quick to tell them why it's impossible. Maybe they see a vision you don't. Maybe we shouldn't be quick to dismiss the wacky ideas of our older saints who just think life should be more about dancing and laughter. It could just be that they've dreamed some dreams that we could tap into.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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