Take A Nap

I had a dream today, and have decided to share it on my blog. This dream ministered to me, and I have the hope that it may bless my readers as well.

The first sight I saw was a huge mansion in a beautiful field. The mansion's architecture was similar to a castle, but it was more modern. The mansion's main color was a dark yellow with accents of orange, brown, and red.

When I saw the mansion I began to wonder about its purpose. During the dream, I asked God if this was the mansion I would have in heaven. God replied with a question. "If this was your mansion, would it satisfy you?" I responded with an adamant yes.

The size of the mansion was larger than any house I had ever lived in. The mansion had more than enough room and beauty to satisfy my heart. I did not consider it inadequate in any fashion. After I had gazed at the mansion for awhile, God asked me a second question. He asked, "What if I gave you a kingdom instead of this yellow mansion? What if the mansion looked like this?" I was transported into space. I was starring into the vastness of space, and God wanted to know if I would except this vast beauty, called space, as my dwelling? I responded to God's question with sheer astonishment. I asked, "God why are you even showing me this? I can't comprehend it! I have no capacity to even consider this question because space is unexplored and mysterious to everyone. Why are you even showing me this?"

I woke up, and pondered the dream. I listened to Derek Loux tonight, and something he said reaffirmed a thought I had about the dream. Derek used an analogy. He compared a baby in the womb to a believer's ability to understand God's holiness. Imagine you are talking to a baby in the womb, and you want to explain Manhattan to the baby. How would you describe anything? You have no ability to tell this infant about the traffic because a baby, insulated in a womb, has never seen a car. This child has not seen anything remotely like a car. Derek went on to mention that Ezekiel, John the Revelator, and others used similes because they had no ability to completely describe what they were seeing. (Examples: Ezekiel 1:4, Ezekiel 1:13, Revelation 1:14, Revelation 1:16) The word "like" is often found where there is a description of something heavenly or holy. As I began to think about my dream and Derek's insights, I was full of wonder.

There are plenty of worship songs which incorporate the theme of God's holiness. Holy is an overused term. I desire to study God's holiness, but I know I will never fully understand it. It is one of the greater mysteries, and this glorious secret will cause me to groan and pant for my Savior through out eternity. Remember that God can do immeasurably more than what we can ask, think, imagine, or comprehend. Don't put Him in a box.