{"id":1690,"date":"2011-02-02T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2011-02-02T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devonline.us\/dailyevotional\/?p=1690"},"modified":"2020-02-05T12:10:39","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T20:10:39","slug":"dont-laugh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/dont-laugh\/","title":{"rendered":"DON\u2019T LAUGH!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Luke 6:25<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWoe to you who are full, for you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I am sorry to say that there have been times in my life when I have laughed at the misfortunes of others.\u00a0 One summer, as a teenager, I worked at a chemical processing plant along with several of my classmates. The process involved dumping heavy bags of ingredients into a huge mixer.\u00a0 After it was blended to the right mix, we would fill sacks with the new blend destined for the customer.<\/p>\n

One of the most difficult jobs was dumping sacks into the mixer. The mixer was about ten feet off the floor with a platform to stand on as the heavy sacks of powder would be dumped inside. To keep the powder from spreading, a plywood door would be lowered before the mixing began. It was supported on each side with light chains. (Hang on! There is a reason for this description.)<\/p>\n

Just picture in your mind a 4 feet by 8 feet piece of \u00be inch plywood suspended on each side by chains. Now imagine what would happen if the person dumping a bag of powder weighing 75 to 100 pounds was careless and dropped it on one of the chains. Let me tell you what happened\u2014that plywood would slam down fast and furious! There was an older man (40\u2019s or 50\u2019s) who worked with us. He just could not get the hang of dumping in the middle. The result was bang after bang on his forehead. As he staggered around in pain, I confess we roared with laughter.<\/p>\n

I fear that we fail to empathize with those who experience painful accidents. Rather than laugh, how much better it would be if we could use the incidents to show our concern for their eternal destiny. Hell is not humorous and there are many on the broad path that leads to destruction. By all means save some!<\/p>\n

Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!<\/p>\n

– \u2013 \u2013 Pastor Cecil<\/p>\n

360-570-0074
\nPastorCecil@Daily-E-Votional.com<\/a><\/p>\n

P.S. \u2013 You can find previous E-Votionals covering a variety of Scriptures and topics to help you in your walk with the Lord at www.Daily-E-Votional.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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