What Are You Laughing At???

Sara laughed. I have always loved that story, I have always heard that laugh, there by the oaks of Mamre. There is a woman who takes God seriously. There is a woman who expects God to pay attention to the practical problems of her life. Pack up my tents and follow you? Sure. But a baby? Are you crazy, God? Scripture tells us that Sara laughed at the Lord. But "at the set time" and "in due season," Sara gave birth to a blessing for her people. They called the baby "Isaac"--which can be translated both as "she laughed" or as "he laughed." Because, of course, when you laugh at the Lord, when you laugh at Jesus, the Lord laughs back. And then, who knows what will follow.