I Samuel 16:2-3
“‘I can’t do that,’ said Samuel. ‘Saul will hear about it and kill me.’ GOD said, ‘Take a heifer with you and announce, ‘I’ve come to lead you in worship of GOD, with this heifer as a sacrifice.’ Make sure Jesse gets invited. I’ll let you know what to do next. I’ll point out the one you are to anoint.’”
“But Samuel asked, ‘How can I do that? If Saul hears about it he will kill me.’ ‘Take a heifer with you,’ the Lord replied, ‘and say that you have come to make a sacrifice to the Lord. Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you which of his sons to anoint for me.’”
Samuel hears God’s command and thinks, “Can you be serious?” though his words are more reverential. God is a real person with whom we have a real relationship. It’s natural this kind of humor may enter our conversation. It’s as if God smiles in response as he provides Samuel the ‘how to’ accomplish his command. Typically, he doesn’t lay out his whole strategy. God gives us what we need and asks us to trust him for the rest.
Lord, I love the idea that you laugh! While I rejoice in this, and count upon it in our relationship, keep me aware of your glory too. You are an awesome, powerful and holy God.