This Day!

This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24 NLT

Usually, we expect a new day to start the way the old one ends. We carry the baggage of the day before into the new day, and we expect that things will be different. We log the worries of the day before into the day after, and then wonder why our health, our strength, our vigour and our peace are all drained even before the day begins.

Today's extract lays down a simple, yet fundamental truth: how you perceive the gift of a new day determines what the day will deliver to you. If all you see are problems, difficulties and disappointments, the day will not deliver anything different to you. If what you see are opportunities, appointments and privileges, then the day will definitely deliver good to you.

God already made it clear: every day has enough troubles of its own. Nothing you do can change that fact, but you can choose how you respond to the day's demands. You can choose to fret, worry and curse; or you can choose to rejoice, nevertheless. It is a matter of your inner content. No matter how bad a day has been, nothing lasts forever. God, the creator of all things, and the One who makes all things good, says he is in charge. Therefore, worry is futile and fear is vanity. These will not change anything, but only make things worse. Live life with the understanding that God is in charge, and he will never let you go to waste. The declaration of the Psalmist is an understanding and acceptance of God's sovereignty over ALL things, and an understanding of the right response. The Psalmist's decision has been made: rejoice, no matter what. What is your decision? His time of favour is here.