Monday, September 29, 2008

Should We Laugh or Cry?

I heard a very convicting sermon yesterday on the radio by one of my favorite pastors....Ravi Zacherias. One of the points he made really caused me to stop and think. He said that we as Christians have confused what calls for laughter and what calls for weeping. We do not know when is the proper time to laugh or when we should cry. Think about this for a second. The things that we are entertained by are often the same things that nailed Christ to the cross. We laugh and snicker at what should cause our hearts to break. Maybe it's a song with dirty lyrics, a movie that has profanity or sexual immorality, or maybe it's a conversation with a friend, or a thought in our minds that does not honor God. Instead of being turned off by these things, sometimes we are entertained by them. God looks at what makes us laugh and what makes us cry. He is a holy God who loved us so much that He offered us His Son to pay for our sins. Can we picture Him watching a movie where His name is profaned and immorality is rampant, and Him actually soaking it in, and being entertained by it? I cannot picture this. Instead I believe it would cause Him pain to see us having a good old time watching and participating in sinful areas...areas we were supposed to have died to when we accepted His new life. We are called to leave behind our old selves as Christians....we are to be transformed to the image of Christ. What makes God happy should make us happy, and what breaks His heart should cause us to weep as well. So next time we are confronted with a form of entertainment that is full of sin, I hope we will ask our selves.....should we laugh or cry?

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