A Dream : A Hole in Wall

Rarely do I have dreams, and even when I do, they were just dreams, But there were times I do dream of something very significant, which the Spirit through the Word makes it clear upon prayer over it as it was deemed significant.

A week ago, I dreamt of being in a concrete room, well protected from the outside world by the solid wall. But there was one minor issue as I discovered a tiny hole on a corner of a wall, a small hole yet big enough for snake to sneak in. In the dream I saw three snakes trying to sneak it stealthily one by one, but I discovered and was alerted on time, and I killed them all, one by one as they tried to sneak in, with a rock piece crushing their heads asunder. And later tried to mend the hole through the very rock I killed the snakes. Then I woke up. What a dream! It sent a shock wave of adrenaline down my spine.

The interpretation on prayerful analysis is this. The Lord has been keeping me in His grace. Yet, perhaps, due to my negligence or tolerance of some hidden sins, there was a tiny hole into the well built protected wall of my "room." And if this tiny little hole is not mend on time or kept on guard, I am vulnerable to the deadly serpentine attack.  

1 Peter 5:8Be sober; watch. Your adversary, the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking someone to devour.

Notes from the Recovery Version of the Bible:

Sober: To be sober is to have a clear mind of sobriety and self-control that we may know, especially as disclosed in this chapter, God's purpose in disciplining us and His enemy's scheme to destroy us. 

Watch: To watch is to be vigilant as in warfare, as with soldiers on the frontier. Here it refers especially to the suffering believers' being watchful against the anxiety that the enemy brings in while they suffer persecution.

Seeking: Peter here warned the believers who were suffering in persecution. If they would not be humbled under God's mighty hand (v. 6) and cast their anxiety on God (v. 7), they would be devoured by the roaring lion, the devil, their adversary. This teaches us that pride and anxiety make us delicious prey to satisfy the hunger of the roaring lion. In this matter Peter no doubt could not forget the Lord's warning to him regarding the devil's desire (Luke 22:31).

This dream is a wake up call for me to be on the alert all the time and also to warn all the saints to be on the alert, as Satan is seeking whom he could devour. This is a timely warning to me; I need such warning now and then, to keep me on guard and to go on in my Christian life until the end for the Lord's purpose.

Lord, thank you for the dream; a divine loving reminder to be exercised and live and walk in the Spirit all the time.