The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad. ~ Psalm 118:24
The very fact that you woke up this morning means you should be thankful and joyful for another day. The Lord has blessed you with another day to be His hands and feet in the broken, and hurting world. You have another day with friends and family. Another day to squeeze your spouse, kids and grandkids. Another day to celebrate and enjoy His creation He made for you. Psalm 118 is a praise psalm that the Jewish people sung during their feasts and other joyful celebrations. The verse is also a thanksgiving for their victories and deliverance from their enemies. It’s a psalm of joy, thanksgiving, praise and triumph for any and all special days. For any day! Every believer can rejoice and be thankful for the day Jesus Christ beat death, the grave, and fulfilled the law. Everyday is a joyous day since we now have victory in Jesus Christ! Over everything – even death! Everyday we can rejoice in God’s mercies being new; that we have fresh opportunities to honor, praise and glorify God. God’s supply of mercy and grace for us never fails, or runs out. Everyday we can rejoice that God will be with us in the good, bad and ugly. We do not have to go through life in this broken world alone. Everyday we can rejoice that He hears our prayers and answers them. He may not always answer the way we want Him to, but “no”, or “wait” is still an answer. We can rejoice everyday for the battles He lets us have victory in and for the spiritual growth they may bring. Jesus tells us to rejoice in every day, be thankful and do not worry about tomorrow and don’t let your past define you – today is the day. Rejoice! I love this verse! I try to remember to recite it every morning driving into work and it automatically lifts my soul. Thank you Jesus! ~ Amen
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