Week 1 - Day 5
What is G*d finding so funny in heaven? "The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the L*rd and against His Anointed, saying, 'Let us break their bonds in pieces and cast away their cords from us.' He who sits in the heavens shall laugh..." (Psalm 2:2-4) G*d is laughing at what His enemies are saying and planning.
This heavenly hilarity becomes personal for us as we pray. "Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10). If G*d is laughing at what the devil is proclaiming, then we should join our Father here on earth. (Remember, jesus said, "I say to you, the Son can do nothing to Himself, but what He sees the Father do: for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner" (John 5:19).
The devil is a liar and he is constantly speaking lies that are inconsistent with the promises of G*d (John 8:44; 2 Peter 1:4). Responding to his lies with laughter can be a powerful, liberating experience. I have led many prayer meetings where we ask; "Are you hearing any lies lately that we can laugh with you about?" One by one, people share things like: "G*d won't meet my needs in the future" (ha, ha); "Things are only going to get worse" (ha, ha); "No one gets healed when I pray for them" (ho, ho); "I've sinned too much to be blessed and to enjoy life" (ha, ha); "My city is hard to the gospel" (hee, hee); "G*d has just about had enough of me" (ha, ha); or "I'm stupid and I'm accident prone" (ha, ha). It is amazing therapy to laugh at lies. Try it!
Laughter is obviously not the only weapon that we use against the devil's deceptions and tactics, but it is what the Heavenly Father does; so let's purpose to join Him on a regular basis (and bring a little more of heaven down to earth).
Declaration: I laugh uproariously when I hear a lie from the devil. G*d's promises are ture and the devil's words are false. I am chuckling more and more as I look at Satan's lies from G*d's perspective.
Okay now I gotta comment on this one! Seriously I am rolling in laughter right now! I'm being reminded how much the enemy is lying and how I'm actually believing some of those lies! HA, HA, HEE, HEE, HO, HO, SNORT, SNORT, CHURTLE, CHUG!
ReplyDeleteAt Seymour Harvest Church, I remember we got in little groups of 4-5 and seriously the whole congergation started telling their groups lies the enemy was telling them and then we started laughing at them. At first I was like...(he, he) and then I was like...HA, HA, OH, AH, HA, HEE, HEE! I got so filled with joy and literally I was agreeing with my Father in heaven when He laughs at His enemies on the earth... so am I! LAUGH AT LIES from the devil! It really does work! You will be rolling on the floor and before you know it you'll be the most joyful and freest person you know until...you get others to join you. :-) *wink, wink ;-)