The Lord gave me a dream in which someone who favored me gave me a gift. When I opened the gift box, I found a bottle of saline solution and a bottle of contact solution for contact-lenses. The Lord then gave me the understanding that the bottle of saline solution (saltwater) represents the gospel of peace - Jesus. The bottle of contact solution that does the cleansing, soaking and dissolving unwanted protein/minerals represents the Holy Spirit.
Interpretation:
The Lord has given His people His peace and solutions to dissolve their uncertainties and problems. But they have to open the gift and use the solutions!
Then the Lord led me to the book of Daniel in the Old Testament. If you haven’t known the story of Daniel with King Belshazzar, you might want to read the whole chapter 5 of the book of Daniel before proceeding to read the below.
Daniel 5:11 (NKJV)
“There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the Spirit of the Holy God. And in the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him; and King Nebuchadnezzar your father - your father the king -- made him chief of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans and soothsayers.
Daniel who had the Spirit of God in him was said to have wisdom and understanding ‘like the wisdom of the gods’.
As believers of Christ, you can have the same Spirit of God dwelling in you today. Believers of Christ who are filled with the Holy Spirit will be able to receive guidance of the Lord through words of prophecy, anointed dreams, and spiritual visions.
(See Joel 2:28-29; John 14:16-17; Acts 2: 1-4; Acts 2:16-21; Acts 2:38-39)
Daniel 5:16 (NKJV)
“And I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations and explain enigmas (dissolve doubts - KJV). Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”
Enigma = something that is mysterious, and seems impossible to understand completely
Dissolve [shᵉrê’] = to free, to separate
Doubts [qᵉṭar] = a knot, confusion
Daniel was able to interpret and explain mysteries that freed people (especially the king) from confusion.
As you wait and soak in the Holy Spirit, He will reveal His wisdom and understanding to you. He will give you the solutions to dissolve problems and to have a clear direction for your life.
(See Isaiah 64:4; 1 Corinthians 2:7-12; 1 John 2:20 & 27)
Daniel 5:29-30 (NKJV)
Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a chain of gold around your neck, and made a proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
That very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain.
Clothed with purple = authority
Chain of gold = prosperity
Third ruler = chief counselor to the king and crown prince
Daniel’s prophetic interpretation of the mysterious handwriting on the wall came to pass. The kingdom of Babylon fell into the hands of the enemy that night but Daniel still received the benefits promised by the king.
You see, God’s wisdom is above all man-made political and economic systems. He is not limited by the scarce resources of this world. Therefore, when you live with the guidance of God’s Spirit and His words, you too will reap the benefits endued to you, even in this fallen world!
(See Ephesians 1:9; Ephesians 1:17-21)
John 14:26-27 (NKJV)
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
Open the ‘gift’ God has given to you as a believer of Christ, and use the ‘solutions’. Learn God’s ways through His Spirit and His words. You will be able to live with the divine peace of God and His blessings in every season of of your life!