This is the Day!

 This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. ~Psalm 118:24 (NKJV)

This scripture was posted in a group I belong to in the First5 App and it got me thinking.  How often do I truly rejoice in the day that the Lord has made?  How often do I take great joy and delight in the day that He has created and allowed me to be a part of? 

If I am being transparent, I roll out of bed grumbling at the alarm clock and immediately start thinking about the task of the day,  I focus on the wrong thing.  I focus on stuff rather than the God who has given me such a great gift, another day.  A day that was not promised to me. What grace!

This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.  There is not an option in this verse, rather an affirmation of what will be done.  It says we will rejoice.   Therefore, I must rejoice.  How do I do that?  I start  by giving Him praise and offering gratitude for all the things He has done. I focus on the Father and take great delight in Him and the Son and become full of joy and His Spirit that makes me glad.

I can rejoice in seeing God work in my life and the lives of those around me.  I can rejoice in seeing the beauty of creation.  I can be thankful that I can roll out of bed an open my eyes to another day. I can make this a good day because He has declared it so,

Lord, forgive me for the days that You have given me that I have taken for granted. Forgive me for not rejoicing in You and looking to You.  Thank You for this day and all the glimpses of You that I see.  I rejoice and I am glad.  In Jesus name.  Amen