Thank God that he came and brought salvation and joyous laughter to this dark and fallen world.
Joy To The World!
I really like Steve Brown. So does my Pastor.
Reading this confirmed something that I experienced on Christmas Eve. Our church had a service of lessons and carols, and after the Isaiah reading about the lion and the lamb etc., the congregation sang "The Friendly Beasts." As I was accompanying on the organ, the women were singing the verse about the dove; for a moment, I had a fleeting vision of all the animals in the cave bringing their "presents," and I felt laughter, but it wasn't my laughter, it was the Holy Spirit inside of me laughing as He again enjoyed the experience. I didn't want to keep it down, I wanted to stop and let it take over, but the music had to go on and I had to play, so a few seconds later the song was over and it went away. It was the best present I received this season.
Does God laugh? I would seem that he created humor since he created everything, but I am unfamiliar with any Bible passage that refers to Jesus smiling or laughing.
I have been taught that Jesus is like us on all ways except for sin. I’d like to believe he would smile occasionally and sometimes laugh (wouldn’t it be something to hear God laugh!). Perhaps the lack of reference to God’s humor has more to do with the people who recorded events after the fact. Perhaps they felt it would diminish the dignity of God and detract from his essential message.
I can understand that, but part of me still wishes that someone experienced and shared the experience of hearing God laugh.
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God “laughs in DERISION” at the nations of the world ... that’s the kind of laughter that the Bible presents ... from God. There are other instances of God laughing at the ones who reject him!
Psalm 2
1 Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,
3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.”
4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision.
5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure:
6 “Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.”
7 “I will declare the decree: The Lord has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.
8 Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ “
10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
I have felt Jesus laugh in prayer a few times. He has a sharp sense of humor and joy. I just Love Him so much.
From a personal experience I believe God has a sense of humor. I had been a single mom for 20 years after a divorce. I just knew I was going to remarry again in about 6 months time and to someone I had met briefly a few months before, although I had no idea who it would be. I called a practitioner to pray with me about this. Sure enough it all happened as I just told. I was writing a note of thank you and payment to the practitioner and laughed out loud, the street name in the practitioners address was the same as my new married name. Who says God doesn’t have a sense of humor.