Christmas Dreams (Mt. 1:18-2:23)

Read Matthew 1:18-2:23.

Five dreams are mentioned.  We're not given every detail of each dream, but we are given the gist.

Since God never changes, He is still a Communicator.  He wants to administrate the affairs of your life, and He wants to communicate direction.  In His own time He will speak to you about the what, how, who, when, where, and why.  He might or might not use a dream, but He will communicate.

When He speaks, obey quickly.  Obedience leaves the communication channel open and clear.

Good Advice for Preachers

At his blog, Seth Godin talked about the fermata.  This musical notation gives conductors liberty to determine how long to hold a pause.  Godin applies that to public speaking.  It's good advice for preachers too.  

• When we finally have the attention of an audience, our instinct is to rush.
• If you've got something to say, say it. Slowly. With effect.
• No, don't waste their time.
• If you have to rush to say it, it might not be worth saying.

Read the post at http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2012/11/the-fermata.html.