Our Daily Bread Devotional for Today 28th April 2023 Titled Laughing Out Loud

The topic on today’s Our Daily Bread Devotional is Laughing Out Loud for Today Friday 28th April 2023 for your spiritual growth and development. Don’t give up.

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Our Daily Bread Bible Verse for Today

God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me. Genesis 21:6

Today’s Scripture & Insight: Genesis 21:1–7

Our Daily Bread Devotional for Today 28 April 2023 Titled Laughing Out Loud

Comedian John Branyan said, “We didn’t think up laughter; that wasn’t our idea. That was given to us by [God who] knew we were going to need it to get through life. [Because] He knew we were going to have hardship, He knew we were going to have struggles, He knew . . . stuff was going to happen. . . . Laughter is a gift.”

A quick look at the creatures God made can bring laughter, whether because of their oddities (such as duck-billed platypuses) or antics (such as playful otters). He made mammals that live in the ocean and long-legged birds that can’t fly. God clearly has a sense of humor; and because we’re created in His image, we too have the joy of laughter.

We first see the word laughter in the Bible in the story of Abraham and Sarah. God promised this elderly couple a child: “A son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir” (Genesis 15:4). And God had said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars . . . . So shall your offspring be” (v. 5). When Sarah finally gave birth at ninety, Abraham named their son Isaac, which means “laughter.” As Sarah exclaimed, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me” (21:6). It amazed her that she could nurse a child at her age! God transformed her skeptical laughter when she’d heard she’d give birth (18:12) into laughter of sheer joy.

Thank God for the gift of laughter! By: Alyson Kieda