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A Smiling God
By Max Lucado
“Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them. Psalm 126:2”
I’m not one who easily envisions a smiling God. A weeping God, yes. An angry God, okay. A mighty God, you bet! But a chuckling God? It seems too—too unlike what God should do. Which just shows how much I know—or don’t know—about God!
What do I think he was doing when he stretched the neck of the giraffe? What about the eight legs of the octopus? And what do I envision on his face when he saw Adam’s first glance at Eve? A yawn? Hardly.
Is that him smiling as Jonah lands on the beach? Is that a twinkle in his eye as the disciples feed thousands with one boy’s lunch? Can you honestly imagine Jesus bouncing children on his knee with a somber face?
No, I think Jesus smiled. I think he smiled a bit at people and a lot with people.
So smile for Heavens sake!
By Max Lucado
“Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them. Psalm 126:2”
I’m not one who easily envisions a smiling God. A weeping God, yes. An angry God, okay. A mighty God, you bet! But a chuckling God? It seems too—too unlike what God should do. Which just shows how much I know—or don’t know—about God!
What do I think he was doing when he stretched the neck of the giraffe? What about the eight legs of the octopus? And what do I envision on his face when he saw Adam’s first glance at Eve? A yawn? Hardly.
Is that him smiling as Jonah lands on the beach? Is that a twinkle in his eye as the disciples feed thousands with one boy’s lunch? Can you honestly imagine Jesus bouncing children on his knee with a somber face?
No, I think Jesus smiled. I think he smiled a bit at people and a lot with people.
So smile for Heavens sake!
