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“This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118 v24)

The days seem to pass by so quickly, each day effortlessly leaving yesterday behind and merging with tomorrow. The days seem to all blend with each other and we neglect the wonder and individuality of each day. We forget that every single day is 'the day that the Lord has made'. It is His creation and His gracious and generous gift to us. His word urges us to 'rejoice in it, and to welcome it with thanksgiving in our hearts'. This is not easy. So often TODAY seems more of an enemy than a friend and we struggle to see how we can welcome it and we find ourselves saying “But Lord..........”.

That could be because of a difficult issue to deal with, a hospital appointment, a disappointment, or a financial issue and we can't see it as being my friend. It is another damp, dark, wet and dreary day which I am struggling to welcome, let alone rejoice and be glad in? I guess that we all have a TODAY when we feel like this and would rather let this TODAY go and hope for a better one tomorrow. However, we must not let our struggles blind us to the beauty of TODAY. After Today we will never see this TODAY again. When it's gone, it's gone forever.

TODAY is important to God and for us. However we feel or whatever we are facing, we should not let TODAY go unnoticed. 'Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning, great is your faithfulness, O Lord.' (Lamentations 3 vs 22-23)

TODAY, God wants to bless us with his love, compassion and faithfulness. Sadly, we often miss out on his blessings on a daily basis. If we want to let God do this for us we need to heed the words from Hebrews 3 vs 7-8. The writer quotes from Psalm 95 when he says 'TODAY if you hear his voice do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion'.

Alison Edwards