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This is the Day

Written by ronda on . Posted in Phoebe Connections.

Psalm 118:24

This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Most of us have probably sung this verse in a song at a worship gathering. When I’ve sung it, I’ve always pictured it as a verse to thank God for the current day and to rejoice and be glad in what He has prepared for us in the day we are facing. While this has some meaning to it, the verse is really held in context to a specific day the LORD has made that should keep us rejoicing every day.

This verse ends a group of verses within this psalm, which is considered a thanksgiving psalm of victory. The first verse of this section – verse 19 – states, “Open the gates of righteousness for me;” We have no righteousness of our own merit. As a believer, our righteousness comes from Christ and the sacrifice He made on the cross. His righteousness is imputed to us. Yet, we see here there are gates – plural – of righteousness that open to us.

The first gate of righteousness we should recognize is the cross. We must all come to the cross and receive His blood for the atonement of sin. The next gate is the resurrection, which proves God accepted Christ’s sacrifice for us. The fact that Jesus died and rose again are the gates through which we receive righteousness to enter God’s presence. Jesus is the stone the builders rejected and is now our cornerstone of faith, according to verse 22. This is the day – the day of resurrection – that the LORD has made for us to rejoice and be glad in knowing that our sins are forgiven through Jesus Christ. Every day we have now points back to the resurrection and the new day – new covenant – that began that day.  Because of that day, we have hope. We have promise. We have power. We have joy.

This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Today means more because of that great day of resurrection. Don’t miss your opportunity to worship Him and praise Him for that day and today.

Have a blessed day!

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