Psalm 118:24- This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
If you're reading this right now, your heart is most likely beating and you're currently breathing. Today, your heart isn't beating by accident. Today, you're not breathing by accident. Today, you are here because God gave you another day to be alive. Every day is a gift from Him. The Webster's Dictionary defines the word "gift" as "something bestowed or acquired without being earned by the receiver." We are the receivers of this gift called "today", and God is the giver. God gave us today not because we earned it, but because He's not finished with us yet. You are still here today because God has not completed His work in you. Philippians 1:6 points out, "Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." What God has started, He will complete. God never leaves his work to be unfinished. Another day is another blessing. Another day is another reason to praise God. Because God has given us this day, we should "rejoice and be glad in it", as Psalm 118:24 encourages us to do. To rejoice, as Merriam Webster's Dictionary puts it, is to "feel or show that you are very happy about something." If you can feel a pulse today, show God that you're happy about it! If you were able to get up out of bed this morning, breathing in fresh air into your lungs, show God your gratitude! Today is precious. Today is valuable. Give thanks to God for this wonderful gift. He's not finished with you yet.
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Pierre Lamy Eliacin
4/18/2016 09:54:00 pm
Great article, very inspiring.
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