Our human understanding is that we experience ONE EMOTION AT A TIME.

Since God is Omnipresent, He CLEARLY experiences all emotions at one time. He rejoices at weddings, He weeps with those who mourn at funerals, He dances with those who dance in Praise, and He rejoices over His children with Singing. . .

---ALL AT THE SAME TIME!

RIGHT NOW, THE LORD IS LAUGHING!

One of the things that the Lord has been speaking to me in the last 24 hours is that he is LAUGHING ---RIGHT NOW at those who conspire against HIM, His anointed ONE, (Jesus), and at those who conspire against those IN WHOM THE ANOINTED ONE LIVES . . .

--that's you and me!!

The Lord watches and SEES as Kings, leaders, politicians and many others --by many other descriptions--conspire to bring about SATAN's will instead of HIS WILL.

HE IS NOT "TAKEN BY SURPRISE"

And when He sees it, HE LAUGHS!! He is not taken off stride or off-plan for even a second!

Does that mean we don't need to pray?

No, of course not! Even one of our best intercessory examples, DANIEL, who KNEW what God's will was concerning Israel, (now that 70 years were completed)---KNEW he had to fast and pray God's EXPRESSED will into being.

If you and I were God, we might not do it that way. (smiling) The Good news is that HE IS GOD and we can enjoy the fact that right now, HE IS LAUGHING!

God is wiser than we could ever imagine Him to be. And talk about amazing understatements, "HIS WILL CANNOT BE THWARTED!"

Nevertheless, we must pray at all times, and in all ways, according to Scripture, (and with a grateful heart) that Our God sits on the THRONE and laughs at His enemies.

Here's where we learn that:

WHY DO NATIONS AND PEOPLE'S CONSPIRE?

Ps 2:1-12 Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and against his Anointed One. "Let us break their chains," they say, "and throw off their fetters." The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. Then he rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying, "I have installed my King on Zion, my holy hill." I will proclaim the decree of the LORD: He said to me, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father. Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession. You will rule them with an iron scepter; you will dash them to pieces like pottery." Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

Let's keep praying and maybe do even a bit of laughing, along with the Lord. HE STILL SITS ON HIS THRONE. HE CANNOT BE PUSHED OFF.

Steve Shultz THE ELIJAH LIST steve@elijahlist.com