Four Reasons God is The Original Party Animal

His very first miracle was to improve the party.

This was when he turned the water into wine at a wedding banquet. John 2:1-11. He didn’t beef up the party with more meat or pastries, but with wine — about 150 gallons of it (not for debauchery, though, Ephesians 5:18.) Try to imagine a bridal reception running out of drinks, and someone trucks in that much wine. What would that do to the party? How would you feel about the one who brought it? This must be a generous and extremely happy God, indeed.

He sings, and he celebrates with fervent excitement.

“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” Zephaniah 3:17. According to Oxford Languages, ‘exult’ means ‘feel or show triumphant elation or jubilation.’ In our lingo, that sounds like people screaming at the top of their lungs when their football team crushes their arch rival. Try to imagine God celebrating like that. Picture him singing and singing loudly. What would that sound like? Ponder him singing at the top of His voice because he feels extreme enthusiasm and is overjoyed about you. What would that look like?

He hosts the marriage feast of the Lamb and all humans are invited.

Revelation 19:6-9. Wedding festivities in Bible times often lasted a full week. It was a big deal. All nuptial celebrations are only foreshadowing, such tiny little hints of what’s to come. When God Almighty throws a banquet for his bride, which is his people, exactly how big of a party do you think that will be? He sustains all the power of the atom with his mere word (Hebrews 1:3), and does with each molecule as he wills (Psalm 115:2). He measures the universe in handbreadths (Isaiah 40:12). When he spoke a few words, all the galaxies, all the stars, all the planets came into being. He stretches out the heavens (Isaiah 40:22) and rolls them up (Isaiah 34:4) as he pleases. This is the kind of power he wields, and it takes him zero effort. So if he turns that power to throwing a feast for billions of party-goers and he loves to sing loudly and celebrate, what oh what will that party be like?

God’s presence is where all the delights are, and where all good things come from, including parties.

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights.” James 1:17a. All the good Christmas parties, birthday get-togethers, and all the fun times with good friends are gifts directly from the heart of God to us. Plus, the psalmist says, “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” Psalm 16:11. A paraphrase could be, “When I am with You, Jesus, I am finally all the way happy. With you, I have pleasure forever.” Where in this life do we have endless pleasure? At our very best celebrations, we get tired and need sleep. Our stomachs get full. We run out of wine. Doesn’t it make us hungry for the next life where the celebration never dies, and it always goes according to plan? God loves joy. He is a happy, jubilant God, he loves pleasure and excitement, and he loves to make his children happy in him. He is where all the happiness and beauty are (Psalm 96:9-11), and he wants us to have all of him.