"Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves...against the Lord and against His Anointed...He Who sits in the heavens shall laugh...." (Psalm 2:1, 4a)
I wish you and I could have the same "laughing" attitude about life. The enemies of Jesus rage, but He and His purposes never change. I say to the, "kings of the earth," You might as well rage on; you don't have much time left. As for those of us who are Followers of Jesus, in the midst of intercession and concern for the lost of the world, there should be the "Divine Laughter."
I have always felt that there is a little of the Dad and child here, as in the child thinking he can do so much more than he is capable of, and a loving father's chuckle at the effort. But there is also a taunt here. Maybe some think this is not nice of the Living Triune God, but when men continue to refuse the reign of, "the Lord and of His Christ," there is nothing more to do than laugh at its futility. You have heard the phrase, "That is laughable."
You and I serve Father and, "His Anointed," His Christ, Son Jesus. There should be in us a joy-laughter, yes, even in the midst of great sorrow and the world descending more and more into The Abyss. The kids Mom's funeral was this morning; it was indeed a sad affair. I understand the "better place," and the "suffering is now over," etc. But the sadness of the lost remains. Yet as contradictory as it seems to those who know not Jesus, we laugh with the heart of those the Bible describes as, "Happy are the people whose God is the Lord Jesus Christ."
Father, in Jesus' Name, thank You that, "Happy are the people whose God is the Lord." Amen.
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* There are a couple of new articles at: jhs58.blogspot.com
* Please continue to pray about a possible date change for my participation in David's Tent in DC.
I wish you and I could have the same "laughing" attitude about life. The enemies of Jesus rage, but He and His purposes never change. I say to the, "kings of the earth," You might as well rage on; you don't have much time left. As for those of us who are Followers of Jesus, in the midst of intercession and concern for the lost of the world, there should be the "Divine Laughter."
I have always felt that there is a little of the Dad and child here, as in the child thinking he can do so much more than he is capable of, and a loving father's chuckle at the effort. But there is also a taunt here. Maybe some think this is not nice of the Living Triune God, but when men continue to refuse the reign of, "the Lord and of His Christ," there is nothing more to do than laugh at its futility. You have heard the phrase, "That is laughable."
You and I serve Father and, "His Anointed," His Christ, Son Jesus. There should be in us a joy-laughter, yes, even in the midst of great sorrow and the world descending more and more into The Abyss. The kids Mom's funeral was this morning; it was indeed a sad affair. I understand the "better place," and the "suffering is now over," etc. But the sadness of the lost remains. Yet as contradictory as it seems to those who know not Jesus, we laugh with the heart of those the Bible describes as, "Happy are the people whose God is the Lord Jesus Christ."
Father, in Jesus' Name, thank You that, "Happy are the people whose God is the Lord." Amen.
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* There are a couple of new articles at: jhs58.blogspot.com
* Please continue to pray about a possible date change for my participation in David's Tent in DC.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
