“THIS IS THE DAY which the LORD hath made…; WE WILL REJOICE and BE GLAD IN IT.” (Psa. 118:24) Each day is a rich and precious gift from God, with new grace and new opportunities. As the Word says, let us be glad and rejoice over each day. It is the Lord who has made it and planned it for us. He will see to it that, “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will ALSO MAKE THE WAY OF ESCAPE, that you may be able to bear it.” (1 Corin. 10:13) We also know that today, “…ALL THINGS work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” (Rom. 8:28) Today as the good works are being prepared for us, we will have abundant grace and strength to walk in them. “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God…For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that WE SHOULD WALK IN THEM.” (Eph. 2:8-10) It is today that we shall endure, suffer, and bear everything with joy, fully believing that God is in control. Today we, “…do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet THE INWARD MAN IS BEING RENEWED DAY BY DAY. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us A FAR MORE EXCEEDING AND ETERNAL WEIGHT OF GLORY, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but THE THINGS WHICH ARE NOT SEEN ARE ETERNAL.” (2 Corin. 4:16-18)
-Bill Stockham