God's Sense of Humor

October 5

God must have a sense of humor. He, at times, gives the most amazingly illogical directives to His people at the point of their greatest need. Consider the Israelites as they were being led out of Egypt. They were being pursued by Pharaoh who regretted setting them free and lavishing them with his wealth--and he intended to recapture both his slaves and his gold!

But, so far, so good--the former slaves seemed to be successfully making their escape until God led the people right to the Red Sea! Talk about being 'between a rock and a hard place!’ Oh, yes, the sea parted and the people of God escaped on dry ground while the pursuing army was swallowed by the sea—but who’d have dreamed that would be the outcome! (see Exodus, chapters 3-14).

Then there’s the amazing story in Joshua 6:4-5 where we are told God instructed the Israelites—not the army, but the musicians—to march around the city of Jericho once each day for seven days, and, “…on the seventh day, march around the city seven times and shout a mighty shout…then the city wall will collapse and the people will advance.” The musicians, not the army, conquered Jericho!

The Word is replete with instances where God chose to apply a unique technique to solve the problems of His people, to show Himself strong in their behalf in an unconventional way that left no room for human speculation or for human error. It was HIS miraculous (humorous) intervention that solved the problem and saved the day, not the resources of man. God works this way because, according to Isaiah 48:11, "...I will not share My glory with another."

Your problems, too, will succumb to God’s solution—one that you cannot imagine--and it may even make you laugh at His resourcefulness and ingeniousness when He reveals it to you.