Today is here. The sun has risen, and the clouds have moved in. But I find myself thinking about yesterday, or a day gone by. Thoughts of the say things used to be fill my mind. Then my mind goes to the days ahead.
With all these thoughts swirling around in my head, the time slips by.
The problem with this is we cannot get back the yesterdays, and the tomorrows are out of our reach.
So here we sit – in the company of Today.
We can only live in this segment of twenty four hours. The present. It’s called appropriately as it is just that, a gift. The gift of time to be savored and enjoyed today, in this moment.
“This is the day which the Lord has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
(Psalm 118:24, NASB)
Those words are so familiar and can easily be glossed over. Another version grabs my attention:
“The Lord has done it this very day;
let us rejoice today and be glad.”
(NIV)
The world, circumstances, life, people, politics, and family all seem to be changing quickly. The days can seem unfamiliar, perhaps the changes are unwanted and not likeable.
It is on those days we are to rest and trust in our unchanging God. He alone is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). It is Him we can hold onto and walk into every tomorrow.
But here we are today. God desires for us to live today. To rejoice in all this day holds for us.
What if we took the last part of that verse as a command?
“Let us rejoice today and be glad.”
Rejoice today.
Reflection:
How do you live in the midst of changing times? What can you rejoice in today?
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