“Woe to you who are full now, for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.” Luke 6:25
October 14, 2024
We human beings were made to laugh in enjoyment of God’s creation. God enjoys everlasting joy. We were made in His image. However, sin has turned the moral universe upside down. Jesus said that those who disregard their own sin and that of others are in trouble. The entertainment industry generates a cavalier attitude toward evil. The world’s value system will ultimately crash on the rocks of God’s judgment. Weeping will replace boastful, mocking laughter. Spiritual blindness does not see the gravity of the situation. An eternity without God’s goodness is no joke. This does not mean that those who love Jesus are to be sad and grumpy. A joy-filled believer can laugh at the right things at the right time. The price tags of the world system of unbelief and Christ’s righteous kingdom are in a state of reversal as seen in the incomparable teaching of the Messiah. Sin is never a laughing matter.
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“Those who laugh and find all their enjoyment in this present age will be mourners in the age to come.” Reformation Study Bible