This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. ~ Psalm 118:24
THIS is the day…
- It’s the only one you’ve been given.
- You may not get another.
- In all it’s blessings and sorrows.
- It’s yours to do ill or good.
- It’s yours to mope around in or charge forward in.
- It’s yours to accomplish what only YOU can accomplish.
that THE LORD has made…
- He doesn’t make mistakes.
- Then, it’s exactly as it should be.
- You get to be a part of it.
- What does HE intend your part in it to be?
LET US rejoice and be glad…
- We can choose our attitude about it.
- We get to decide our outlook.
- Knowing it’s from Him, we can receive it joyfully, as a gift.
- No matter the difficulties it may hold.
Every time I hear this verse I think of one particular concept. I’ve mentioned it before in different social media groups and it’s an idea that’s stuck with me for a while:
When we hear this verse we tend to picture a perfect, sunny day where everything is going right and God is guiding us down a smooth road. Nothing’s wrong with that picture except that the “day the Lord has made” includes EVERY day of our lives.
* The day our grandmother dies
* The day our children stop talking to us
* The day we become homeless
* The day our spouse leaves
We are to “rejoice and be glad” even on those days because the Lord has made them too.
Taz, I always appreciate your insights. Your point is right on. Even the “hard” days are from the LORD God and we are to rejoice in them as well. Having joy is as much a choice as it is anything else. I heard someone just this past week say, “If we are able to CHOOSE our response to things, we’d be INSANE to choose to respond in misery and depression. Why would we do that?”