PSALM 118:24

This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

TO PONDER

It's easy to read those words and rejoice on a day when everything is going your way.

Much harder on a day when you can't see God's blessings through the forest of things going wrong.

The problem is that the statement remains true whether we are enjoying the day or suffering through it. God is the author and creator of every day and every day he gives us reasons to rejoice and be glad for all that he has done for us.

The breath in your lungs, the food on your table, the roof over your head...all these and more are gifts that God gives us each and every day.

However, sometimes we have to train ourselves to look for the blessings when they are hard to see. If that's you today, struggling to see how or why God would make a day like this one, remember there are more than 10,000 reasons for for us to find joy in what God has done. There is not a single day that comes without God being in control. That alone is a reason to rejoice.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, Thank you for the gift of this day. I thank you for the plans you have for me today and ask that you would help me walk in those plans. Even in the day does not go according to my plans, please help me to notice all the thousands of ways you are blessing me today. Amen

Today's devotion written by Mathew von Stanke, LifeWay Newcastle