The Stuff of Dreams

16 When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” 17 He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.”

This story begins with Jacob settling down for the night. After dozing off, he experiences an amazing dreams. A dream like we want to remember forever. You know what that is like. You dream a supernatural power takes over your limbs and you are a superhero. Or maybe you have been living a nightmare existence with bill collectors hounding you, and the Prize Patrol knocks on your door and presents you with $1000 a week for life. 

Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.

In Jacob's dream, God promised him everything he might want; those things of importance to the culture of that day - numerous descendants, and land for them to inhabit. Jacob was thrilled upon waking and wanted to do something for God.

Dreams are a mystery to us. Most of us have them, some of us never remember them, but just as often they are impactful in one way or another. Very often our dreams reflect something that is happening in our day to day lives. They can be scary, fanciful, and even other-worldly. But some time they are merely a reflection of the day we just had. 

Like Jacob, we will awaken. Maybe, like Jacob, we will feel a strong sense of God and His presence with us as we slept; watching over us and loving us into tomorrow.

Genesis 28:10-22