God laughs, sometimes at what makes us cry. . . .

Yesterday an amazing thing happened. I meet once a month with six other women who share my interest in quilting. Our conversation is almost all about creativity sprinkled with personal events and stories. Three of us are Christians but rarely is anything ever said about God. For that reason, I prayed on the way to our meeting place that the Holy Spirit would give me something to say that would honor Him.

The usual conversation was about creativity. No whispers from the Holy Spirit and toward the time to go home, I was feeling a bit disappointed. However, the latest news threw politics into the conversation. Some of the women were becoming emotional.

At that, I told them about a comedy routine someone sent to me about Silent Letter Day. One of them loaded it on her phone and we were all laughing so much that we couldn’t hear all of it.

Then the conversation on politics lingered. I told them that when the news bothered me, I read Psalm 2 and urged them to dig out a Bible and read it when then went home. At that, the hostess got up and came back with a Bible and read it — aloud! This is what it says:

Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.” I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you. Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.” Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him. (Psalm 2:1–12)

The group relaxed. I was astonished. God answered my prayer way beyond my expectations. All I could say was that God is the only one that can take bad events and use them for good, mentioning one good thing coming as a result of what seems like a foolish and dangerous political decision. The now relaxed women began talking about their hope for good things in the future.

Later in the day, it came to my attention that the worst of that bad news was just that — a political folly planned to prevent an even worse event. True or not remains to be seen, but I can glorify God for the way He introduced a different way to think to a group of people upset over the nonsense they hear about on the news. God has a plan and He laughs at the plans of so-called world leaders.

PRAY: You are on the throne, Jesus. Thank You for making that clear. Thank You that You know how to best present Yourself to those who seldom think of Your power and ability to bring justice to a world that seems to be invincible. You are Lord of all!