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.” Psalms 126:2. We as Christians are not some uptight people but that is how the world sees us. They think we are people who say don't do this or don't do that. You being Christian, you cannot have any fun, you are to be boring and not do anything that is fun.
I say wrong, I am going to tell you about my real first encounter with God. It was in high school in my sophomore year I think at youth group. The year is not important as what I encountered the first night, I went to youth group. I had an idea of God and what church looked like, but I thought it was boring and like the things I said above. My first encounter was with the Catholic Church. So, my view was distorted on church and God. (That is for another message). Getting back to my first and real experience with God. I was invited to go by friends and accepted it was on a Wednesday night. I walked in not knowing what to expect but that night they had a comedy improv group called Isac improv. I think back to that night for just that reason that this God I had heard about could permit this kind of thing. But I have learned over the years that God has a sense of humor. Because of that night, I have been going to church most of the time since then and have served Him at all the churches I have attended.
A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance; Ecclesiastes 3:4
If you look at the verses above this verse it talks about a time to be born, die, plant, pluck, kill, heal, break down and build up. Then it goes on to weep and look lo and behold a time to laugh. We are to laugh and have humor but not all the time. we are to have discernment in and when we can laugh and be humorous. This is the next message series I will be discussing Humor and laughter in Jesus and How we can glorify Jesus in those things.
One of my favorite songs that makes me laugh and gets me to worship Jesus:
https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/cartoons/pl.u-55D67g6T881JKZ
Cartoons by Chris Rice
All Bible verses taken from NKJV
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