Day 16: Bob Ericksen
Bob Ericksen
Praise The Lord!
I was looking through my computer files today for a spreadsheet I created a few years back. I found a much more valuable document. One that spoke to my heart and refocused me to the Lord. It was the record of a dream I had.
The Lord has spoken to me a few times in my dreams and I recorded this one back in March, 2022, so I could share it with my three adult sons.
I have copied the record of my dream here:
“March 20, 2022. I had a VERY IMPORTANT meeting to get to, and I had to take the bus to get there. The bus was at the bus stop across the street. I was leaving the basement of the Staten Island house, going up the narrow flight of stairs to the landing by the side door. I needed a quarter for the bus, but didn’t have one. There was a bowl of pure silver coins sitting on the carpeted landing of the stairs, just where you would turn left to leave the house. I started looking through the bowl of coins for a quarter. There were pure silver coins from many nations and a pure silver quarter from the U.S. I picked up that U.S. quarter, but did not want to spend a pure silver coin to ride the bus. I continued looking through the bowl of coins, but could not find a regular quarter. I called to have the bus wait for us. There were three men behind me waiting to get up the narrow stairs so they could get on the bus as well. I finally ran out of the house, but the bus had already left. I missed the bus, which meant I missed my VERY IMPORTANT meeting! Worse yet, I caused those three men behind me to also miss the bus and the Very IMPORTANT meeting.
I was desperate to find a way to get to the meeting. A driver pulled up with a multi-seat golf cart and offered to drive to the meeting. We jumped in, but the golf cart was not fast enough to get us to the meeting on time, and the weather was clouding up; a storm was coming.
I missed the bus going to the meeting; there was no other way to get there on time. ”
At that point I woke up and realized that the Lord had sent me a message through my dream.
This message from the Lord touches my heart right now as much as it did when I awakened from that dream back in March of 2022. It convicted me about how much I value earthly possessions, and how that affects my value of God’s heavenly Kingdom.
This dream is personal to me, and the references point to the house I grew up in with the narrow basement stairs, and my compulsion to collect old coins that were made of mostly silver.
The silver coins in my dream represent earthly treasures. Those earthly treasures could be my job, my bank account, my hobbies, my coin collection or anything else that the Lord has, one way or another, provided for me here on earth. To be clear, having these things is not wrong. It’s when we elevate them above God that it becomes a problem (aka sin).
The fare to ride that bus was only 25 cents. Not much considering where it would take me. Yet in my dream I hesitated and waited too long to use a silver coin that was perhaps worth $5.00 to pay for that bus ride.
That bus I missed was taking me to the Lord in the Kingdom of heaven. If I had grabbed any silver coin out of that bowl, no matter how much it was worth, I could have ridden that bus, and the three men behind me could have ridden that bus with me to meet the Lord in the Kingdom of heaven.
In Matthew 13:44 The Lord told a parable about the man who discovered a great treasure in a field. Then with joy, that man sold everything he owned to purchase that field so he could acquire that great treasure. That great treasure is the Kingdom of heaven.
The man in the parable had the right heart attitude! Obtaining the Kingdom of heaven was worth everything he owned on this earth.
In contrast, my dream showed me that my heart attitude was just the reverse; that I valued my earthly treasures more than I valued the heavenly pursuits/fruits that come from living a life of faith in Christ.
The message from my dream that pierced my heart is that I was so focused on not spending the pure silver quarter on the bus, that I lost track of what was most important, which was getting to the VERY IMPORTANT meeting. That meeting was with the Lord! In my dream I didn’t get there and I prevented three other men from getting there as well.
I am glad it was only a dream. I am glad the Lord pointed out to me that if I focus more on the value of earthly things, I will miss the most valuable treasure of all, the Kingdom of heaven.
Is there a “treasure” in your life that is preventing you from reaching God’s heavenly Kingdom? Or are you living in the fullness of faith in which Christ has called you?
Is there ANY treasure on this earth that is worth more than obtaining the Kingdom of heaven?
The Lord says: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. (Matthew 6:21)
Where is your heart? Do you, as I am guilty of, spend more time with your hobbies and possessions than with the Lord?
If so, ask the Lord to open your eyes and heart to see that nothing in this earth is worth missing eternity with Jesus in the heavenly Kingdom or missing all that He has planned and purposed for you.
PRAYER
“Lord, forgive me for focusing on earthly treasures instead of focusing on what is MOST IMPORTANT, God’s heavenly Kingdom! Lord, help me to focus on You and help me to lead the way so my family and I can get on the bus to be with You, our Savior.” Praise God for His mercy!
Praise The Lord!
I was looking through my computer files today for a spreadsheet I created a few years back. I found a much more valuable document. One that spoke to my heart and refocused me to the Lord. It was the record of a dream I had.
The Lord has spoken to me a few times in my dreams and I recorded this one back in March, 2022, so I could share it with my three adult sons.
I have copied the record of my dream here:
“March 20, 2022. I had a VERY IMPORTANT meeting to get to, and I had to take the bus to get there. The bus was at the bus stop across the street. I was leaving the basement of the Staten Island house, going up the narrow flight of stairs to the landing by the side door. I needed a quarter for the bus, but didn’t have one. There was a bowl of pure silver coins sitting on the carpeted landing of the stairs, just where you would turn left to leave the house. I started looking through the bowl of coins for a quarter. There were pure silver coins from many nations and a pure silver quarter from the U.S. I picked up that U.S. quarter, but did not want to spend a pure silver coin to ride the bus. I continued looking through the bowl of coins, but could not find a regular quarter. I called to have the bus wait for us. There were three men behind me waiting to get up the narrow stairs so they could get on the bus as well. I finally ran out of the house, but the bus had already left. I missed the bus, which meant I missed my VERY IMPORTANT meeting! Worse yet, I caused those three men behind me to also miss the bus and the Very IMPORTANT meeting.
I was desperate to find a way to get to the meeting. A driver pulled up with a multi-seat golf cart and offered to drive to the meeting. We jumped in, but the golf cart was not fast enough to get us to the meeting on time, and the weather was clouding up; a storm was coming.
I missed the bus going to the meeting; there was no other way to get there on time. ”
At that point I woke up and realized that the Lord had sent me a message through my dream.
This message from the Lord touches my heart right now as much as it did when I awakened from that dream back in March of 2022. It convicted me about how much I value earthly possessions, and how that affects my value of God’s heavenly Kingdom.
This dream is personal to me, and the references point to the house I grew up in with the narrow basement stairs, and my compulsion to collect old coins that were made of mostly silver.
The silver coins in my dream represent earthly treasures. Those earthly treasures could be my job, my bank account, my hobbies, my coin collection or anything else that the Lord has, one way or another, provided for me here on earth. To be clear, having these things is not wrong. It’s when we elevate them above God that it becomes a problem (aka sin).
The fare to ride that bus was only 25 cents. Not much considering where it would take me. Yet in my dream I hesitated and waited too long to use a silver coin that was perhaps worth $5.00 to pay for that bus ride.
That bus I missed was taking me to the Lord in the Kingdom of heaven. If I had grabbed any silver coin out of that bowl, no matter how much it was worth, I could have ridden that bus, and the three men behind me could have ridden that bus with me to meet the Lord in the Kingdom of heaven.
In Matthew 13:44 The Lord told a parable about the man who discovered a great treasure in a field. Then with joy, that man sold everything he owned to purchase that field so he could acquire that great treasure. That great treasure is the Kingdom of heaven.
The man in the parable had the right heart attitude! Obtaining the Kingdom of heaven was worth everything he owned on this earth.
In contrast, my dream showed me that my heart attitude was just the reverse; that I valued my earthly treasures more than I valued the heavenly pursuits/fruits that come from living a life of faith in Christ.
The message from my dream that pierced my heart is that I was so focused on not spending the pure silver quarter on the bus, that I lost track of what was most important, which was getting to the VERY IMPORTANT meeting. That meeting was with the Lord! In my dream I didn’t get there and I prevented three other men from getting there as well.
I am glad it was only a dream. I am glad the Lord pointed out to me that if I focus more on the value of earthly things, I will miss the most valuable treasure of all, the Kingdom of heaven.
Is there a “treasure” in your life that is preventing you from reaching God’s heavenly Kingdom? Or are you living in the fullness of faith in which Christ has called you?
Is there ANY treasure on this earth that is worth more than obtaining the Kingdom of heaven?
The Lord says: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. (Matthew 6:21)
Where is your heart? Do you, as I am guilty of, spend more time with your hobbies and possessions than with the Lord?
If so, ask the Lord to open your eyes and heart to see that nothing in this earth is worth missing eternity with Jesus in the heavenly Kingdom or missing all that He has planned and purposed for you.
PRAYER
“Lord, forgive me for focusing on earthly treasures instead of focusing on what is MOST IMPORTANT, God’s heavenly Kingdom! Lord, help me to focus on You and help me to lead the way so my family and I can get on the bus to be with You, our Savior.” Praise God for His mercy!
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