Do you consider your dreams divine messages encoded with instructions on living your God-given destiny? The idolatrous King Nebuchadnezzar’s transformational journey in the book of Daniel demonstrates how God leads us from confusion, chaos, and pride to clarity, purpose, and destiny.
I am pleased to use scripture and science to break it down using the Return to Eden Journey’s five pillars. After all, everything has a natural representation and a spiritual connotation.
Pillars
- Code (Destiny)
- Dreams (Revelation)
- Encounters (Presence)
- Heart (Intimacy)
- Keys (Authority)
Pillar 1: CODE – The Blueprint of Destiny
Just like DNA carries instructions to build proteins that run our bodies, God’s Word is the spiritual code for our lives. Way before we see the outcome, God speaks into us through His Word, dreams, and prophecy. King Nebuchadnezzar received a mysterious dream (Daniel 2) not because he was godly, but because God was pursuing him.
“Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee…”
– Jeremiah 1:5
“I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.”
– Matthew 13:35
Pillar 2: DREAMS – Revelation from God
To become a functioning protein for energy, hormones, muscles, etc., DNA code must first be read (transcribed) and then translated into useful instructions. Similarly, dreams are pivotal in transforming God’s hidden spiritual messages into our real understanding. Dreams expose what’s hidden in our spiritual “genotype” into our visible lives (“phenotype”), connecting us to purpose.
“It shall come… your old men shall dream dreams.”
– Joel 2:28
Pillar 3: ENCOUNTERS – The Collision
God follows dreams by showing up. In Daniel 3, the Spirit of God showed up for the three Hebrew boys as a fourth man in the fire. This act of God’s faithfulness was witnessed by Nebuchadnezzar. When heaven supernaturally comes to earth, we experience divine encounters with God. These encounters are catalytic in disrupting our fleshly norms, leading us to spiritual redemption.
“I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.”
– John 14:21
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven.”
– Matthew 6:10
Pillar 4: HEART – Intimacy with God
At some point, we have to respond. God can pursue us endlessly, but intimacy starts when we open our hearts to Him. When Nebuchadnezzar finally looked up to heaven, his understanding returned (Daniel 4:34). The moment of acknowledgment and reverent fear of God is where transformation takes root, and this is just the beginning.
“Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you.”
– James 4:8
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.”
– Proverbs 9:10
Pillar 5: KEYS – Authority on Earth
When the structure of a protein is ruined, so is its function. The structure and function of Nebuchadnezzar’s kingdom were reduced to ruins to be rebuilt better than before. God didn’t just restore Nebuchadnezzar, but He restructured and established him with greater dignity and authority. Like a protein that’s been denatured, being reconstructed into proper formation, our brokenness becomes the setup for divine authority.
Through humility, the once-idolatrous king acknowledged the Most High as the true King and transformed his divine codes into kingdom keys.
“I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
– Matthew 16:19
So, where are you in the process?
God is always working in patterns to align you with His original code, revealed through dreams, tested by fire, rooted in intimacy, and restored with authority.
