Dream of Dancing and Joy

It was an early morning in June of 2020 When I realized I was in a dream. I was in a field and the sun was just starting to come up over the horizon. I was standing behind an old fashion plow, and I was plowing a huge field. As I looked around I saw field after field after field, full of vegetation. When I turned back to the plow I noticed that the field I was in was a new field but the ground I was plowing was rich dark soil, and it was not a struggle for the plow to make its rows.

As I plowed row after row off in the distance I could see what looked like a town. I saw flickering lights like that of a fire cascading across the sky and white wisps of smoke coming up from this town. When I saw this I started walking towards the town. As I got closer I could hear music, joyful music like that you would hear at a Jewish wedding or party. As I started to enter the outskirts of the town I began to see people hundreds and hundreds of people, men, women, boys, and girls and they were all celebrating. I saw the woman dancing in beautiful flowing gowns, these gowns were vibrant, light and wispy, and full of color. I saw men in loose pants and light wispy shirts that would flow as they danced. Children running around the town playing and singing and laughing.

I passed hundreds of people as I continued toward the center of town. When I finally made it to the town center I heard such joyful music playing. I heard drums, trumpets, flutes, guitars, tambourines, and maracas. The music would transition from one style of music to the next. I heard Jewish influence, I heard middle eastern influence, I heard Blue Grass influence, I heard Modern influence. But no matter what it sounded like the people celebrated. I saw people throwing colorful dust in the air and as it fell it covered the people with color. Bright Reds, Greens, Yellows, Blues, Pinks, and Orange dust covered the people. My head was on a swivel there was so much going on but as I looked closer at the makeup of the town center, it was a circle made up of houses. On each house hung a sign and on each sign there was a name. I saw names like Abide, Cornerstone, Ignited, City Gate, The Resting Place, and many many others. The town was decorated for a festive event. From each house, there were hanging flags, banners, and streams of lights crisscrossed from house to house and every door of each house was open and I saw people going in and out of the houses. There was food and drink and everyone was smiling and laughing.

In the center of town, I saw people dancing in a circle, these circles were very large and there were multiple circles of people. They were all holding hands and singing and dancing together. I would see them dance and raise their hands and move closer together. Then they would lower their hands and move further apart. One circle would move in one direction and another circle would move in the opposite direction. It was so beautiful to see all the colors of the clothing and the people moving together as one, singing and dancing and spinning and twirling and jumping and laughing. I continued to move between the circles closer to the center of town. There were at least 4 or 5 circles of people dancing.

When I finally made it to the center of town in the middle of it all I saw Jesus in beautiful colorful robes and he was dancing, twirling, and laughing. I would see men and women and children every so often break through the circles and come up and dance with Jesus. Some He would take their hand and would twirl and spin them, some he would put his hands on his knees wiggle his body and go lower and lower as he danced. 4 or 5 children would come up and form a little circle around him and dance around Jesus. He would just tilt his head back and laugh. The smile never left his face.

As I stood there watching all of this, Jesus motioned for me to come closer to him. I went and stood beside Him, He put his arm over my shoulder and looked me in the eye with a joyful smile on his face, and said.

“I will say it again. The old sound must die. For I desire a new sound in my church. These new sounds will be made up of many cultures and influences from all over the world. This new sound will bring Joy back to my people. Prepare for the Joy and celebration of my wedding feast. I desire that my people shed off their trepidation and stop recreating what has already been sung for I am giving my church new songs. I am giving my people new sounds. In their tarry they have lost the Joy that I give because they continue to sing and recreate old sounds and old songs. Just as old wineskins should not be used for new wine, neither should my people continue to live in the songs of yesterday for my mercies are new every day. Their advisory has planted words of insecurity, trepidation, and doubt in their hearts so they are fearful to step out and be creative in my presence. They are fearful to dance before me as David danced. But this is the Joy I desire. I am giving them fresh creativity that will restore the songs of my Joy. I desire that my people lift up their heads and dance before me in joyful expressions. For it is my joy that gives them their strength to fight this battle, to plow the ground, to plant the seeds, and to reap the harvest. Without the strength found in my joy, they will grow weary and faint. It is in this joy where I will restore and renew my people. I desire for my people to be festive in my presence and to laugh and sing and dance with me again. Stop being so serious all the time and have fun in my presence. Do not be like Michal and despise or be fearful of being exuberant or undignified in My presence as that results in barrenness. The ground is fertile and ready for planting, the soil is rich and full of nutrients. I am releasing the sounds of Joy from the heart of my people that will call and draw those who are lost. I want my children to take back the creativity I alone put inside them but that the enemy has stolen from them. I am calling you out of the familiar and into something new and exciting. Stretch yourself in my presence. It is time for my children to create and sing new songs, songs of Joy, and dance with me. For I am a happy and good God and I desire that my children live continuously in my exuberant Joy. Let my word of Joy burn within your heart and rest in your spirit.

Jeremiah 31:4:

“I will build you up again, and you, Virgin Israel, will be rebuilt. Again you will take up your timbrels and go out to dance with the joyful.”

Nehemiah 8:10

"Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength."

Psalm 98:1

A Psalm. Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

Psalm 40:3

He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord.

Psalm 96:1-13

Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the Lord made the heavens. ...

Psalm 33:1-22 Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings! Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

Revelation 5:9

And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation,

Isaiah 42:10

Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it, the coastlands and their inhabitants.

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.

Psalm 30:11:

“You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.”

Exodus 15:20-21:

“Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels and dancing. 21 Miriam sang to them:“Sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea.”

Psalm 149:2-3:

“Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King. 3 Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp.”

2 Samuel 6:14-16:

“Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the Lord with all his might, while he and all Israel were bringing up the ark of the Lord with shouts and the sound of trumpets. As the ark of the Lord was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she despised him in her heart.”

Jeremiah 31:13:

“Then young women will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness.”

Isaiah 55:12,

“You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.”

Psalm 126:5-6,

“Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.”

Jeremiah 15:16,

“When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, LORD God Almighty.”