Passion for a Big Dream
Now imagine this.
A young boy was having a conversation with his 10 older brothers. He then narrated enthusiastically about his dream, saying that his brothers would bow down to him.
This boy was hated by the brothers and now he dreamed a stupid dream. What was he thinking?
Joseph, I believe, dreamed many dreams. He may have also shared some of them to his brothers. But why, among his other dreams, was he hated even more after he told them about this dream?
They could have just laughed about it and mocked Joseph. After all, he was just a 'kid' for them, a spoiled one. They could have just ignored him, saying that it was yet another stupid dream from a spoiled boy.
Now Joseph was already 17 years old. So, he was no longer a kid. He might have been aware how to behave. He was not a popular and liked brother. But he dared to share them this provocative dream.
I tried to picture Joseph, clothed in a colourful robe given by their father, standing among his brothers, and later on with the whole family, saying confidently about his vision. He was no longer a kid. He was a young man. Maybe his brothers started to feel that there was some truth in what he was saying. Besides, he dreamed another dream that was similar to the previous one. That's why they didn't want it to happen. They could picture themselves bowing down before this spoiled boy. They envied him. His father, Joseph, was no different. He also reprimanded Joseph for that. But then, in verse 11, it is said that while Joseph's brothers grew their hatred to him, Jacob kept it to his heart. He may have sensed it. This boy might be revealing the event to come. Just like Mary kept it to heart because she believed in it, so did Jacob.
Jacob believed in his dream. He shared that to his family. He was passionate about it.
How passionate are we to have the dream that God plants in us?
Believe it. Share it. Love it. Pray for it. And Make it Happen.
Pray to God for a dream He has for you and be obedient.
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