This Is Day God Made – Rejoice and Be Glad

-January 23, 2022-

Good morning, happy Lord’s Day,

“This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.”

(Psalm 118:24).

Today is a new day, there will never be another exactly like it. God gave it to us a gift. God is the Creator of all things, and He continues to make great things for us on a daily basis. We do not know what will happen today, but we trust the Lord and thank Him. It is exciting to see what God has in store for us today.

In the book of Daniel, God is called the Ancient of Days, and this title of God is mentioned three times in Daniel 7:9, 7:13, and 7:22. These are the only references of this title of God. God is the eternal God, thus with no beginning and no ending. He has all knowledge, wisdom, and power. When we call something or someone ancient, we mean very old. Though God is old, He still youthful and vibrant. When Jesus came down to earth, He came as the eternal Son of God, yet in His humanity He lived only thirty-three years. Yet after He died, He rose from the dead, and lives forever. We too will live forever with Him in heaven.

Because God has given us this new, blessed day, we will rejoice and be glad in it. Notice, the psalmist does not say, we should rejoice, but we will rejoice and be glad in it. We rejoice in the day because God made it and He has given us another day to live for Him and serve Him. We do not want to waste it. The Bible speaks much about rejoicing and being glad.

Psalm 126:3 says, “The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad.” There is a wonderful Christian song that says, “I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart, I will enter His courts with praise. I will say this is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice for He has made me glad. He has made me glad, He has made me glad, I will rejoice for He has made me glad. He has made me glad, He has made glad, I will rejoice for He has made me glad.”

Paul tells us in Philippians 4:4, “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice.” The Christian can rejoice when things are going well, but also when things are not going well. Our joy is not based on circumstances but on our relationship with Christ.

Let us then count today a blessed and wonderful day that God made for us. It is special and unique. We must choose to rejoice and be glad in it. We should sing His praise all of our days.

Have a blessed and wonderful day in Jesus who died to save us and rose to justify us. We have new life in Him. Stay safe and healthy.

In His grace and goodness,

Dean