Our Scripture for today is Psalms 118:24.
“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
That verse doesn’t say, “If things go well today, I will rejoice and be glad.” Any day that God has made for you is a day of rejoicing. That is what the verse says.
I admit, that this is sometimes hard. Some days are a challenge and you only smile when you look back. Sometimes not even then.
I read the story of a preacher who got up on Sunday to preach. His alarm didn’t go off so he was late. He threw clothes on, and grabbed his coffee. Oh no! The coffee didn’t make. He ran to his car and saw that he had a flat. Now he was really going to be late. Speeding to church, he ran a stop sign. The cop pulled him over and he snapped at the cop. The policeman smiled and said, “I know how you feel sir. I used to have days like this before I became a Christian.” Ouch!
I’ve had days like that and I am sure you have too.
When my first child was born, I had one of those days. When my wife and I brought the baby home. Liz was still struggling from the birth and everything was up to me. As we pulled up to our house, Liz said, “Carry Janet into the house.” I had never picked up a baby in my life. I certainly could not start now. I said, “Let me go get the neighbor next door and she will carry her in. Liz said, “No, you can do it.” Resigned to the first time I would carry a baby, I ran into the house and got a pillow. I came back to the car, put the pillow on my arms and had Liz put the baby on the pillow. I then carried the baby on the pillow into the house.
For the rest of the day, every time the baby cried, it was up to me to care for her. At least I knew what to do. Every time Baby Janet cried, I gave her a bottle. Every time!
By ten that night I had a sick baby that I did not know how to help. I did the only thing I knew to do, I called my mother. She lived 600 miles away, but she drove all night.
That was my hard day then, that looks different looking back. I know you have had days like that too. For all of those days, both mine and yours, we all need to say, “This the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad.”
No matter what this day or even tomorrow brings, there is joy in it. Someday we will find the joy. The greater our faith, the sooner we will find it.
Lonnie Davis
My Dad used to, every morning , sit up in bed, raise His hands and say ” This is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it.”
He continues this habit, even through the worst of times.
Even when he got cancer, he did thi a until the day he couldn’t any more.
Now Dads in heaven declaring that every day!
After he passed, I continued his habit! Every morning I declare ” This is the day that the Lord has made ( come what may) and I will rejoice and be glad in it!
Thank you!