DAY OF JOY AND LAUGHTER!

DAY OF JOY AND LAUGHTER!

Ps 126:2-3

2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord  hath done great things for them.

3 The Lord  hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.

The generation of Jews that conquered the Promised Land was true to the Lord, and so were their children, but the third generation broke the covenant and turned to idols (Judg 2:7-23). God punished His people in the land by allowing seven nations to invade, rob, and destroy. When Israel's rebellion became so great that the land itself was being defiled, God took them out of the land and sent them to Babylon for seventy years. Now they had been set free and they could not believe what was happening. Yes, they knew that both Isaiah and Jeremiah had promised this "second exodus," but it was too good to be true. During long years of waiting, they had dreamed of returning home, and now the dream had become reality. -- Warren W. Wiersbe

Yesterday was Easter and our church celebrated the resurrection! Please forgive me for what might seem boasting, but we had a great day at church. One man, who had been with the church for many years, said: “I think this is the single largest crowd this church has ever seen!” Whether that is so or not, it was an almost overwhelming crowd that attended worship. I wish I could tell you that all these good things were a result of great leadership and smart planning, but I haven’t a clue why we had such good success on that day! Dr. Bob Cook once said: “If you can explain what is going on, God did not do it.”

My wife and I were invited to lunch with one family and then an after church dinner with another. The absolute best part was romping with two precious and precocious children. I quickly adopted as another grandpa. The highlight of the entire day was when Scout said: “I love you, Brother Abbott!” It just doesn’t get any better than this.

Grab another cup of coffee and think of a reason to laugh and rejoice. Jesus is alive and the joke is on the devil. Now that’s funny!

Dear Lord, my heart is full to overflowing! Thank you for a day of joy and laughter. AMEN