July 4, 2025.
Today is America’s
birthday. She is 249 years old.
Today is my birthday,
too, but I’m not telling you my age or weight.
After waking this
morning, I stumbled into my study with a cup of coffee and picked up my Bible.
I sat in my comfy chair, placed the Good Book on my knees, gazed at it, and
spoke aloud. “Okay, Lord, it’s my birthday. What Scripture do You have for me
today?”
I opened His Word to
this Psalm.
Psalm 144:4 reads, "Man
is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow."
I glanced upward and
said, “Really, Lord?” And then I guffawed. I think He did too. God showed me
His sense of humor. I felt a bit depressed as my birthday approached. As I grow
older, I know my time on Earth grows briefer, so what did He do? He gave me a
Scripture that says life is short.
I love it when He does things like that! He is real, and He talks to us in mysterious
ways. Do you hear from Him? If not, draw close to Him, and He will become more existent
to you.
People may think I’m sacrilegious with this post. We
once had a church member who thought it sinful to laugh. She thought God wanted
us to act, think, and talk in a serious manner all the time.
God gave me a sharp sense of humor, and I’m grateful
for it. He made man (and woman) after His image, and added jocularity is in the
mix. Why? Because He can chuckle too. In His creation, He created outstanding beauty,
but He included funny looking animals and flowers too.
Naked
Man Orchid
https://earthlymission.com/strangest-flowers-orchids-world-resemble-look-like-something-else/
Back to the Scripture quoted above.
Life is short, and I’m blessed to have the gift of
living to an older maturity. In the past
nine months, we have attended nine funerals for people under the age of 60.
How often do you hear a person say, “I have years
before I need to get into the Jesus stuff.”
Not so. We don’t
know when our breath will be like a passing shadow.
I want all who read this to have many more trips
around the sun, and I want you to know and laugh with the Lord.
