Main Scripture: Psalm 2
The few times in
the Bible where mention is made of God LOL, it is not in mirth, glee,
amusement or joy. Take a look:
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. But the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming. The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose way is upright; But you, O LORD, laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision. (Psalm 2:1-4; Psalm 37:13-14; Psalm 59:8 ESV)
Yikes! Not exactly
the object of laughter we would want to be, right?
The comparison may
be a tad faulty, but it kind of brings to mind the ridiculous picture of an ant
rebelling against a man, flailing a couple of its sticky feet at him in anger and
defiantly challenging him, when all the human has to do is smash it with a mere
touch of his finger. Ridiculous, right? Now magnify that picture a million
times to begin to see above verses in the right perspective. Hm...
Is it only
laughable when nations rebel against God's authority? What about when we do
this as individuals? We may not defiantly shake our fist in God's face
(Although some have gone as far as to do even that!), but when we consciously
leave Him out of our lives and do things our way, rather than His way, aren't
we passively defying Him?
How many times have I passively defied You God by running my life as I saw fit? It's laughable indeed! Thank You for Your forgiveness of this rebellion and pride.
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