God of Serious Business, God of Serious Fun

The other night I found myself on my way to pick up my brother from work. It was late and there were almost no other cars on the road, and as I drove there was just a wonderful laid-back feeling in the air. I was even able to roll down the windows and enjoy the fresh spring breeze that was rolling in. I was feeling pretty good and decided to turn on the radio and almost immediately "You Make My Dreams Come True" by Hall & Oates comes on. Its a song you just don't pass up. So as I drove on I unashamedly allowed myself to just tap the steering wheel and jam out to the song. And as I did so I strongly felt God enjoying the moment with me. It was one of those pure, wonderful moments of fun with God. It also caused me to reflect on the seemingly incomprehensible nature of God and the unique opportunity for relationship we have with Him. After all, He is the Living God of the cosmos. In so many ways He is beyond our ability to understand. Mysterious, awe-inspiring, and holy. When He does interact with us, especially in the biblical narrative, it is usually about serious business, because He is deeply about serious things, such as the healing of our hearts, the redemption of all mankind and the world, and the eradication of sin and evil, etc. He is a serious God, but He is also the God of fun. He did invent it after all. Yes, God loves fun and  it is a deep part of His heart. And we, well we get to share in that. The vast God of the universe, of the Bible, wants to have fun with you. Treasure that. And ask Him to reveal more of that part of His heart to you. Let him into those moments of joy and fun and ask to experience more of His heart in them. Trust me, you'll love it.