“This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24)
You’ve probably heard the above verse quoted many times. It’s used in songs, too. What you probably don’t know (at least completely) is what it’s talking about. It makes all the difference.
It’s talking about a “day” to rejoice and be glad in. (Of course.) But it’s a different “day” than our day today. That’s how some people use the verse. They say, “This is the day (today!) the Lord has made; I will rejoice and be glad in it.” And that’s okay (I guess). But that’s not the “day” the verse is talking about.
And let me just say…
There is no day to rejoice in without that “day.” (Selah~pause to reflect)
Have you figured it out yet? The “day”? I’m purposely beating around the bush a bit to allow you a moment to think. Have you figured the “day” out yet? (Think about it.)
It’s really quite simple. If you look at the two verses directly prior to Psalm 118:24 (you could also add Psalm 118:26 – just two verses later about the Triumphal Entry/Palm Sunday), you’ll find the answer to what the “day” is (to rejoice and be glad in!).
And let me just give you the two verses:
The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner stone. This is the Lord’s doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. (Psalm 118:22-23)
Do you see that there? I’t comes right before the verse: “This is the DAY (what “day”? – what “day”?! – the day in v. 22-23 – that day!). “This is the day (in v. 22-23) which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it (that day!).”
So what’s the “day” that’s being talked about? (Are you still with me?)
What is it?
It’s the day that Jesus died on the cross for our sins. (“The stone which the builders rejected.”)
There is no day to rejoice in without that “day.” #Rejoice
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