I was driving[1] on about to turn on to the highway[2] but then I saw[3] a group of people in the middle grass[4] median pull out a gun[5] and start shooting[6] people and fighting[7]. I start running[8] into the buildings[9] behind me and hiding because they were running[8] this way. The guy that shot[6] someone was in red[10].
The emphasis may fall on the nature of the driver: careless; careful; frantic; confident; selfish; rude; kind.
Driver of school bus = teacher; you are the leader of the group.
Reckless driver = carelessness in life.
Driving fast = person lives a hurried life.
Driving alongside a highway = the direction in which the ministry is taking you.
Driving in front of a car and looking in the side-mirror = being a stumbling block for someone else in walking in their calling.
Believers driving in the same direction = may symbolise one man’s ministry.
“The watchman exclaimed, ‘The messenger has met them, but he isn’t returning either! It must be Jehu son of Nimshi, for he’s driving like a madman’” (2 Kings 9:20).
Crossroads = decision; change of direction.
Dead end = repentance; certain failure; stop and review everything; seek direction for necessary changes in direction.
Gravel; stony ground = God’s word and way.
Long highway = time.
Muddy = dirt or dust mixed with water or spirit; led by flesh; wrong relationships.
Potholes = habits or addictions of the flesh; traditions of man.
Under construction = in preparation; change; hindrance.
“The chariots race recklessly along the streets and rush wildly through the squares. They flash like firelight and move as swiftly as lightning” (Nah 2:4, NLT).
“He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an axe, and Lebanon will fall by the Majestic One” (Isa 10:34, ESV).
Dried grass = bad relationships.
Green grass = good relationships.
Keep off the grass = give no one offense.
Mowed grass = repentance.
Withered grass = those who do wrong.
“You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have erased their names forever” (Ps 9:5, NLT).
Having a gun = being armed with the Word of God.
Broken or inoperative gun = without authority or ability; without power; hindered.
A gun pointed at you = being under attack by spiritual enemies or people.
“For when a strong man like Satan is fully armed and guards his palace, his possessions are safe” (Luke 11:21- 22, NLT).
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“His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity” (Ps 10:7, ESV).
Fighting against other people = bitterness and anger towards them.
“Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother are an embarrassment and a public disgrace” (Prov 19:26, NLT).
“Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless” (Phil 2:16, NLT).
Building frame = house under construction.
“When we come into the land, you must leave this scarlet rope hanging from the window through which you let us down. And all your family members – your father, mother, brothers, and all your relatives – must be here inside the house” (Josh 2:18, NLT).