Contemplative Bible Reading

Proverbs 1:11, 14 (New Living Translation)

11 They may say, “Come and join us.
Let’s hide and kill someone!
Just for fun, let’s ambush the innocent!

14 Come, throw in your lot with us;
we’ll all share the loot.”

These words are so foolish they are almost comical. “Just for fun.” Whoa. “Let’s do something terrible, just for fun.” If it is all “just for fun” that does not make it okay. “We don’t mean to hurt anyone, this is just a joke, you know, for fun!”

Sorry. Throwing rocks off an overpass onto the windshields of cars is not just for fun. Playing a prank on someone to scare them is not just for fun. Kidding someone about their weight, race, ethnicity, parents, family, etc. is not just for fun. “Kidding” is not just for fun.

But what about a sense of humor? Careful. That can be just for fun and that can chase people away from God just as much.

Just for fun takes a lot of care and love and thought. Show all that care and love and thought first, often, and for a long time before attempting the “just for fun” part.