[Discoveries] 03-11-08 Laughter -- Genesis 21:6

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*Sarah said, "God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about 
this will laugh with me." -- Genesis 21:6*/

There are many different kinds of laughter. Some laugh to be cruel, 
mocking the pain of others. There is the laughter of surprise, the 
sudden release when we get to the punch line of a good joke. Some laugh 
in amazement, others in disbelief or cynicism.

Sarah laughed the laughter of joy, of a long-awaited promise come true. 
If you read between the lines, it seems that the barrenness of her womb 
had been matched by a bleak emptiness in her soul. Now color had come 
back into her world.

The Lord reproved Sarah for her laughter of disbelief in chapter 18. But 
now the Lord has given her the gift of laughter, a rich return to the 
goodness of life.

God chose the name Isaac for the child of promise, the name that means 
laughter. This is His gift to all who believe. Through whatever path He 
is leading you, He will bring you to the laughter of joy.

Be encouraged!
Dwight

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