The Triumph of Mordechai – Pieter Lastman (1583–1633)
God is not a mean spirited comic who laughs or delights in anyone's destruction.
Yet, God sees the humor in man's pride and sense of indestructibility.
God is our model for a healthy sense of humor when we are surrounded by the bellowing voices of confident evil.
Don't lose your sense of humor at the absurd. God hasn't.
He is the original author of slapstick. It comes with a broken heart and tears for those who wander, but He does see the humor in it all as well.
At the same time, God is still reaching out to redeem and reconcile.
" 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."
(Psalm 37:12-13 ESV)
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