God Laughs

I would imagine you've seen the picture (drawing, not photo) of Jesus laughing. Kind of makes Him more ... you know ... personable. There is no record of Jesus laughing (I'm not suggesting He didn't; there's just no record.), but there are references to God laughing. Did you know that?

David wrote, "The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him, but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for He sees that his day is coming" (Psa 37:12-13). Another psalmist wrote in response to the question, "Why do the nations rage and the people plot in vain?", "He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision" (Psa 2:4). In the first one God laughs because He sees their day coming and in the second, He laughs because He "will speak to them in His wrath and terrify them in His fury" (Psa 2:5). Same thing. When Saul sent some of his men to watch for David, David responded, "But you, O LORD, laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision" (Psa 59:8). God laughs at the schemes of men, the wicked in their "cleverness." Solomon quotes God as saying to the unrepentant fool, "I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you, when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you" (Prov 1:26-27).

God laughs at our puny attempts to circumvent His plans. He is amused at the wicked who think they're getting something over on Him. He finds it funny when we think we're going to get away with something. He laughs because He knows the outcome. He knows the outcome because He will do it. Keep that in mind the next time you become concerned about how trying times may seem or how evil people can be. You may not be amused, but God sure is.