Happy Jesus?
Happy Jesus
I think that it is important that we have a true perspective on who God is and how He actually operates. So, was Jesus happy and did He ever laugh? Of course, but what might be the most prevalent characteristics we should focus on in terms of who God and Jesus are?
You have probably seen one of the happy Jesus pictures. Consider the following occurrences in the Bible (these searches were all done with the NIV version):
Lord and anger – appears together 131 times.
Lord and laugh(s) – only 3 times
Lord and joy – only once.
Jesus and joy – only 2 times:
Jesus and happy or Lord and happy – does not exist.
Jesus and smile(s) or Lord and smile(s) – does not exist.