The God Who Smiles

To the Christian, God is a God of great joy. C.S Lewis has said that, "Joy is the serious business of heaven," and the best visual picture of God's joy is His smile. Sadly many people have a concept of God as a harsh taskmaster, at worst, and disappointed in us, at best.Shirwood Wirt has reminded us of an important key in knowing God. We must understand that God takes great delight in his creation. He created the universe with joy. He spoke His word with joy. He redeemed His people with joy. The Bible says that, "He shouts over you with shouts of joy." Zeph 3.17"The God Who Smiles" covers diffent aspects of God's smile while interspersing stories from Sherwood Wirt's life and the lives of others. The authors delves into his own dark time when God ceased to smile on him.(Though it was truly that Wirt had ceased to see God's smile.) It was fascinating to follow the path that led to the restoration of that smile. He then challenges us to be like God and smile in all that we do. A valuable book for those on the journey to discover what God is really like.