Hello, thank you so much for joining me today for Give Him 15.

The title of our post today is The Heavenly Dreamer.

We are dreamers because God is a dreamer.

His book, the Bible, is actually the story of his dream. That may surprise you.

Some think the Bible is a legalistic rule book, or at best, a boring history book. Nothing

could be further from the truth. Obviously, it contains many precepts and

principles, but they're given to us as a roadmap for life's journey, not a rulebook. In scripture,

God shares his dream with us in a most vulnerable way, I might add, and invites us to enter his

dreaming world. He and his kids were to be the ultimate dream team. The dictionary defines a dream as a cherished desire. What is seen, envisioned,

or longed for in the mind concerning the future, unrealized desires, longings, or plans.

In light of these definitions, it is obvious that creation's

story is that of a dreamer, the tale of a cherished, unrealized desire in the heart of God,

a longing for family.

He who had innumerable angels serving him had not yet dared to create a being in his own image and likeness.

His heart, however, wasn't satisfied having only angels with which to relate.

Certainly, these amazing creatures were a wonderful part of

his company, and I'm sure they brought him a degree of pleasure, but they weren't family.

He, who is love personified, desired sons and daughters. He also wanted suitable companions, a corporate bride for his son.

To accomplish this, God would create the human race in his own image and likeness, far different from the angels. He would actually

give this new species the amazing ability to procreate other eternal spirits. That fact is almost dumbfounding.

For five days, the Creator worked on their home.

In Genesis, we read of his meticulous creation of the heavens and earth,

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