Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Tuesday’s Devotion: This is the Day!


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

In our connect group gathering Sunday night the conversation turned to the fact that some of us wake up with a song in our head.  Sometimes the song sticks with us all day.  Today I woke up to Call Me Maybe.  I try not to wake up thinking about all the day’s challenges. This morning I thought about the fact that each new day is a gift.  The challenges bring opportunities.  What we did before today is in the past and the future lies ahead beginning with this moment.  Each day gives us the chance to rectify wrongs and to do good with God as our partner in that.  I love the Common English Version translation of this verse, “This is the day the Lord acted; we will rejoice and celebrate in it!”  The NLT version has been set to music – This is the day, this is the day that the Lord has made, that the Lord has made.  We will rejoice, we will rejoice and be glad in it, and be glad in it …etc.  Wouldn’t it be great to wake up singing this song and then to live it out.  This is the day God has created for us – let us rejoice and celebrate!

You’ve given us a new day O Lord and filled it with moments of wonder and opportunity.  Open our eyes and hearts that we may find them and rejoice in them. Help us to seize each new day and make the most of it for ourselves and for your Kingdom.  Amen.
Have a blessed day!
Paige

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