I had a strange, yet profound dream last night. At first it seemed like something out of a Sci-fi movie. But the more I pondered it, the more I thought it was a prophetic insight to the adventure that awaits my team and I on the World Race…
So it all began with my getting ready to get into a spaceship with about 5 other people. We were heading to a new planet as ambassadors to Earth. Our job was to make contact and bring back information regarding the planet. When we arrived there we met the Queen. She was a beautiful woman who presented us with presents of technology from her planet to share with our planet. We were amazed at what they had to offer. We presented them gifts as well. As I was talking with the Queen, I had made a comment about how she was black. But then she said that she wasn’t black. This seemed odd to me because clearly she was. Then she pointed out that she was many colors. I looked at her skin and saw that it changed colors as if it were transitioning from one race to another. I was fascinated by this, also noticing that it depended on the position of light on her as to what color she was. Then I looked at myself and saw that I too had the same effect with my skin. She got up and walked with us down the hall to leave. As we were walking I noticed symbols on the wall that looked just like the Christian cross. Curious about this I asked “What are these symbols for?” The Queen explained to me that those marks represented a promise from their god. A promise that he would one day send a man as a savior to die for their sins and ransom them. As I was hearing this it occurred to me that this god she spoke of was the very same God that I serve. And that this man they were promised was Jesus Christ himself. I then shared with her the news of Christ and how he died on the cross to pay the debt for our sins. She was delighted with this news and then asked us to tell her people. We went outside and people gathered around as we presented the gospel. They readily received Jesus as their savior because their hearts had already been prepared by God. They were just waiting for someone to arrive and share it with them. Before we left, we began giving them the Bibles that we had, that they would have the word of the Lord with them too. We knew that we could get more Bibles at home.
You may be wondering what all of this has to do with the World Race. Or perhaps you already see the connection. The way I interpreted this was that the planet we were going to was really another country, because to us, foreigners are like aliens who live in a strange yet fascinating land. We will be bringing gifts and receiving gifts from one another. The Queen changed colors because we will be encountering many people of many colors, and because we will be spending an entire month in each culture, we in a way will become like them, embracing their way of life, living as they live. That is why I was able to change colors as they changed colors. We too, will change cultures as we move from country to country. As for the symbols of Christ, the Lord has already prepared the hearts of those we will meet, to receive the good news of Jesus Christ, all we need to do is be faithful and share it with them. And because we already established a trusting relationship, as with the Queen, we will be able to do so with ease. Many people will be open to receiving Jesus as their savior, because their hearts have been waiting for this.
I have never been one for symbolism, because I typically do not understand it. But when I woke from this dream early this morning, I immediately received an interpretation for it. That has been a common occurrence for dreams as of lately. Sometimes even while I am still dreaming, the Lord gives me the interpretation for a dream. I am really excited for the things the Lord will do through my team while we are traveling the World. Please partner with me in prayer for those who the Lord will have us to meet, that their hearts will be prepared, and that we will be bold to speak the words the Lord gives to us!
