Parables & Prophesy

The more she thought about

her dream,

the more the woman recognized 

that it contained

parables.

The first was

that in the midst

of her despair,

under the weight

of her burdens,

her deepest longing was to

be close to the Lord.

As she found herself unable

to bear the thought

of entering into

any one of the churches,

she was driven on

and into the empty building.

Her "aloneness" with God

reveals

that finding solace

and rest for one's soul

cannot be obtained

in any institution

or by subscribing to

man-made theologies.

The kind of peace which

the soul longs for

can be found in

and obtained by

Christ 

and Christ alone.

The second parable is

that as she sought peace

from the 

Lover of her soul,

He, in His ever merciful Love,

brought others to her

to help her in her situation.

As those who entered the building

were in the habit

of living in obedience 

to the Lord,

they were filled with

joy, happiness, praise & laughter

of which they were unable to contain.

They obeyed the Lord

without question 

or hesitation.

And by her being 

a stranger to them,

they did so without regard

to their own

personal gain.

This kind of

selfless, obedient life

is rewarded with the

overwhelming joy

which comes directly from

the Author of Joy.

Having been prone to 

prophetic dreams

since early childhood,

the woman recognized, also,

that within her dream was a prophesy.

As she thought about

the significance 

of what the people did for her,

she did some calculations of her own

and discovered that 

the amount she had received

in her dream

was, in fact, 

the exact amount that

would remove three

of the burdens from her life.

The significance of this fact

impacted her greatly

as her heart was elevated

to new levels of

Hope

&

Joy.

It wasn't over yet!

Oh how good

&

gracious

God truly is!