Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Psalm 16:11 NASB

You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.

There is a natural tendency in us to view God from the standpoint of the serious alone, because things like sin and salvation, life and death, heaven and hell, and justice and judgement are no laughing matter.  And, if the truth be known, we need to give even more serious thought to these things than we do.  But, having said that, and not wanting to take away from any of it, I want to say that, because of the sobering truth of these realities, I think we are in danger of missing another, more natural side of God; The delightful side of God. This can happen in the work place with bosses.  Most people only know their boss in a work setting, which has to do with pressure, production, results and responsibilities.  The intensity of the work place gives us a view of him/her that is probably completely different than what they may be away from work.  It's the nature of the work place to put people on the more weighty side.  Because of the magnitude of our case, most of our dealings with God are on the serious side.  But, with deep care and reverence,  I would venture to say that the more natural side of God is on the "fun" side.  Just look at his creation!  Note the brilliant colors, the incredible diversity, the fantastic scenery, the different shapes and sizes, the massive and the minute, the numberless and the single. Marvel at the variety of fruit, the savory foods, the delightful drinks.  Why the gold, silver, diamonds and other treasures?  Consider all the funny looking creatures, the different means of getting around, with crawling, walking, hopping, flying.  Take in the amazing and amusing sounds of God's creation.  Look at the human rainbow of colors; the different personalities, shapes, sizes and looks, and then think of the innate desire and ability we have to laugh and enjoy. God made man with a sense of humor.  Could it be because God has a sense of humor? As we take in His creation, what else can we say, but that "Someone was having a lot of fun".  Read scripture from the other side and you'll find it swimming in words like joy, pleasure, milk and honey, gladness, delight, singing, making melody, musical instruments and dancing.  I want to get to know this side of God better.  What if we all did this?  Do you think we might start enjoying life more?  Is it possible that we might find a "fun" that is worlds apart from the desperate search for another kind of "fun" going on in our world?  They've almost ruined the word for us.  But let's not let them.  I think it's our word!  After all, it's God's world and we are His people.  Yes!  God is all about abundant life, fullness of joy, and pleasures forever. 

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