The Day the LORD Has Made—
Let us “REJOICE & BE GLAD IN IT”—Yes, as we walk within it!
When I arose, the moon was permeating the living room as I walked to make some coffee. After some stretching, after preparing the heat for my back, and after retrieving a cup of delicious coffee, I sat down in the darkness found in the early morning, thankful. The comfort of my home gave me warmth, the coffee provided me internal joy, and the music playing through my earbuds began my time of worship. With my eyes tightly closed, I found myself sitting in the calmness of the morning, sitting in the praise and worship of the new day, and preparing myself for the message of God.
After quite some time, I turned on the light, picked up my phone to see if a message had come during the night, and noticed how my sister Jill had posted a Bible verse yesterday, but one that I read today. She had uploaded a photo of a sunrise coming up over the ocean, a beautiful image, and stamped over the image was a Scripture passage, a verse.
“This is the day which the
LORD has made;
Let’s rejoice and be glad in it.”
(Psalm 118: 24 NASB)
Was it a coincidence?
No, I do not believe it was—a coincidence!
Later in the morning, my husband arose from his slumber, and he asked me, “What are you going to do today?”
A simple question.
He asked me this question from the other side of the living room, while he sat pondering whether he should eat breakfast here at home or go out to join the farmers at the local coffee shop.
When he asked me, I sat in my blue rocker, reading the Bible, studying as the earbuds fed praise and worship music into my ears.
Was it a coincidence that I just read Psalm 118: 24?
No, I do not believe it was—a coincidence!
What are we going to do today?
Consider, our choices & our decision:
- We can do almost anything we choose to do:
- We can work; we can play—OR—We can do a combination of the two.
- We can hibernate or be seen by the world.
- We can sing to our LORD or we can keep silent.
- We can serve God & love as Jesus taught—OR—We can live selfishly for ourselves.
“Open the gates of
righteousness to me;
I will enter through them, I will
give thanks to the LORD.
This is the gate of the LORD;
The righteous will enter through it.
I will give thanks to You, for
You have answered me,
And You have become my salvation.
A stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
This came about from the LORD;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day which the
LORD has made;
Let’s rejoice and be glad in it.”
(Psalm 118: 19-24 NASB)
“This is the day which the LORD has made,” so friends, What will we do with it?
- Will we rejoice and be glad in it?
- Will we complain and wish for better days?
- Will we reach out to bring aid to another?—OR
- Will we look the other way?
After my husband asked me his question, and after my reply to him and my own question about his day, he kissed me goodbye and left the house. It was then that I heard a song play into my earbuds. The melody playing was a song by the Christian band CityAlight titled “This is the Day.”
The lyrics went something like this:
“This is the day that the LORD has made/
We will rejoice as we lift His name/
This is the day that the LORD has made/
Come and rejoice, we will rejoice and be glad in it/
Whether the sun will shine/Whether the skies will rain/
I know that You are good & this is the day YOU have made.
Whether in life or death/Whether in joy or pain/
I know this truth remains that this is the day You made. . . .”
As soon as the song ended, I heard nothing but silence. The music had abruptly stopped playing into my ears.
Was it a coincidence?
No, I do not believe it was—a coincidence!
I choose to serve You!
This day belongs to YOU!
- Was it a coincidence that my sister’s post caught my eye?
- Was it a coincidence that I just read Psalm 118: 24?
- Was it a coincidence that I heard the melody & that the music suddenly stopped?
- Friend, is it a coincidence that you sit here reading these words?
No, I Do Not Believe it is EVER—a coincidence!
I Do Not Believe We Serve a God of coincidences!
That’s right, & I also believe you will agree—What happens in our lives—Cannot EVER Be COINCIDENTAL!
So, in the realization of God’s providence & as we remember this is the LORD’S day, we offer God our praise, honor, worship, & prayer.
“God, Your promises are magnificent!
Father God, Your salvation is most marvelous!
LORD, You are the One we praise. You are the One we adore. You gave us Your healing & Your grace are freely given to us. LORD, our hearts hunger ONLY for YOU!
Your Holy Spirit works within us, enlarging our trust, teaching us through Your Word.
Your Holy Spirit gives us strength for our obedience to Your purpose & Your will.
We know that God works all things for His glory.
We know His Word is filled with His magnificent promises.
We know we only need to pick up the Word of God, to read, & to be reminded.
We know we can highlight Your promises & We can claim them as our own.
And we know God long-term spiritual good is not for our temporary sojourn here on earth BUT for our eternal life within Your presence, LORD!
Give us, Father, a deep, insatiable hunger—for YOU!”
“You are my God, and I
give thanks to You;
You are my God, I exalt You.
Give thanks to the LORD
for He is good;
For His mercy is everlasting.”
(Psalm 118: 28-29 NASB)