#337.4 – “Put That in Your Funny World!”

“When the LORD brought back the captivity of Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them." The LORD has done great things for us, and we are glad.” - Psalms 126:1-3
The night that I was told one of the stories of Joshua being in the road, we were at the supper table (by the way, there is nothing better to liven up mealtime conversation than a good Joshua story; if you need any, I can loan you some!); Sarah was telling the tale, and we were all listening (including Joshua). When she had finished, she suggested that I put that story in one of my devotions. Joshua chimed in right behind her and said to me: “Yeah, put that in your funny world!”
After a few moments of chaotic laughing from all who were present, Joshua went on to explain that that is what he does: whenever something funny happens to him or because of him (and there are plenty of both), he puts it away in his head; then later, when he wants to laugh, he just pulls it out and thinks about it and laughs!
Pretty good, huh?
We all need ‘a funny world’. We all need a place where we can laugh and get tickled about things. God made laughter, just like He made the trees and the birds and the rainbow. And just like those things, laughter is one of the best evidences of God.
Laughter reminds us both of the character of our Creator and how we are specially made in His image. Our ability to laugh is a sign of how we are unique amongst creation. And that uniqueness pertains not only to laughing (good thing, too… for how far would laughter get us in remedying our sinful state?), but also to the special standing we have in God’s eyes, in that we alone have been offered the precious relationship with Him that comes through the redemption made possible to us by the death of Jesus.
Thank You, Lord, for the gift of laughter. And thank You for how it also reminds us of the most precious gift of salvation. May we truly treasure both today.

Daniel