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When Jesus came something new happened. In fact, it was so incredibly new people almost missed it; they didn’t expect it.
God laughed—not with the laughter of cynicism, judgment, derision, or sarcasm—but with the free, infectious, joyful laughter of the sovereign Ruler of the universe.

Reading this confirmed something that I experienced on Christmas Eve. Our church had a service of lessons and carols, and after the Isaiah reading about the lion and the lamb etc., the congregation sang "The Friendly Beasts." As I was accompanying on the organ, the women were singing the verse about the dove; for a moment, I had a fleeting vision of all the animals in the cave bringing their "presents," and I felt laughter, but it wasn't my laughter, it was the Holy Spirit inside of me laughing as He again enjoyed the experience. I didn't want to keep it down, I wanted to stop and let it take over, but the music had to go on and I had to play, so a few seconds later the song was over and it went away. It was the best present I received this season.

I have had that same experience and it is such joyous fun moment, it's like we just found something new that the Lord has wanted us to know for a long time, and HE delighted in seeing our BINGO moment and laughed with us.

Remember as a parent, when your child finally got it, (whatever it was you were trying to teach them, or they learned something on their own? Seeing their BINGO moment put so much delight and laughter in a parents soul.

Often time I praise HIM and ask "How did you do this (creation of all things that are)?" I can just imagine HIM with HIS fingers in HIS robe, saying "Yeah I did, didn't I, I'm the great I AM, glad you got it."