Daily life with Jesus by Grahame Howard: Today is going to be a good day

"This is the day, the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it."

Psalm 118:24 NLT

Things may not have been going your way just lately and, the last thing you have felt like doing is, praising God and rejoicing. There have been moments when you have been tearing your hair out because of the pressures and the difficult people and situations you have had to deal with. But, hey, you made it through, so, that is something to rejoice in.

You may have made so many errors this past week and, your anger has burned at times giving permission for your tongue to speak some colourful language. Some people have stabbed you in the back, some may have told lies about you hoping to give you a bad name and when you have returned home in the evening, you have found that someone has blocked your drive and the nearest parking space is at least 50 yards away and it's bucketing down with rain and you are seething. But at least you have got a home to go to and you made it there in one piece. This is something else to rejoice in.

When you don't feel like rejoicing, tell God just how you feel and, you will find that He will give you a reason to rejoice. One thing, as bad as it may have been, He has given you this day to live, so be glad. Many have not made it through the day.

David Guzik comments:

'This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it: When Jesus quoted Psalm 118:22 (in Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:10-11, and Luke 20:17), He did so in response to the praise and hosannas given to Him at what is commonly called the triumphal entry. Since this psalm is prophetically connected with that event, the day mentioned here can be prophetically understood as the day Jesus formally entered Jerusalem as Messiah and King. It is true in a general sense that the LORD makes every day, and there is reason to rejoice and be glad in every day. Yet specifically, the day the LORD made to rejoice and be glad in was the day Jesus entered Jerusalem with hosannas welcoming Him as Israel’s Saviour. If on that day human voices failed to rejoice and be glad, Jesus said that the very stones would cry out their praises and hosannas (Luke 19:40)'.

When you give it some thought, you have many things to thank God for each day. Fanny Crosby sang: 'Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! Oh what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God, born of His Spirit washed in His blood. This is my story, this is my song, praising my Saviour all the day long'.

There is always something to praise God for, and when you do this all the day long, your soul reacts positively. It may be bleak outside but with Jesus He makes everything warm and cosy. Your day may have been filled with problem but try thanking Him that you at least, had a day to live through. Food for thought.

If you are not born again and want to be, here I’ll below is a prayer of salvation:

'Lord Jesus, I have sinned and I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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