A Wise Man Joke

A wise man once sat in an audience and cracked a joke. Everybody laughs like crazy. After a moment, he cracked the same joke again. This time, less people laughed. He cracked the same joke again and again. When there was no laughter in the crowd, he smiled and said: You can't laugh at the same joke again and again, but why do you keep crying over the same thing over and over again?

If I am right, then things will get progressively worse over time, not better. We thus only have one hope and one solution to be able to get through all of this – and that one hope and solution is to completely rely on the Lord like you have never done before. The Lord is now going to be our only hope, our only refuge, and our only protection in these very trying times that will be coming all of our ways in the future.

If you are not truly grafted into the Lord and really relying on His divine help and power to make it through these very tough times, then you may end up crashing and burning, losing everything you have worked so hard for over the years. Psalm 55:22 says “Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall not permit the righteous to be moved.”