We often find ourselves asking the question, “What day is it?” It may be because we are so busy, we feel like we are passing ourselves as coming and going. It may be because the memory doesn’t …
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We often find ourselves asking the question, “What day is it?”
It may be because we are so busy, we feel like we are passing ourselves as coming and going. It may be because the memory doesn’t deliver as it once did. Perhaps it is because we are looking at a calendar and are overwhelmed by all the “special days.”
I remember the time when the calendar would have only a few holidays in the small squares. If the month was April, those “days” would likely be April Fool’s, Palm Sunday and Easter.
The rest of the squares were filled with the plans that we made for that day. A glance at the wall calendar, we would be reminded that today is “Garbage Day” or “Kids Early Release Day” or “Max’s Bday” (he is my dog) -- you get the idea.
Today, however we have reached a place to where every day has several “Special Occasions,” associated with the date. In fact, looking at April, not only is April 20th Easter, but it is associated with a dozen other days. These days include International Day Of The Hippie, National Cheddar Fries Day and Go Fly a Kite Day.
No wonder we ask, “What Day Is It?” Let me help us find out “What Day It Is” by sharing a scripture that has a special meaning around the Easter season.Psalm 118:24 reads, “This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
A unique feature of this verse is that it is part of the “HALLEL/PRAISE” Psalms (113-118). It was linked to singing during the Passover. In fact, it was sung at the close of the meal.
Some may recall the Bible says that after Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper at the end of the Passover, they sang a hymn and departed. The melody of these words was coming of the lips of Jesus as he was headed to the Garden of Gethsemane, to his arrest, mock trial, torture, via Dolorosa, the cross, the tomb.
What day is it?
THIS IS THE DAY WHICH THE LORD HATH MADE; WE WILL REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT!
By the way, the chorus only gets louder in three days; Sunday is coming.
Because of Our Lord’s Resurrection, every day should be acknowledged as the Day the Lord has made and we should rejoice and be glad in it.
“HAPPY THE DAY THE LORD MADE!” sounds so much better than, “Happy Tuna Rights Day” (seriously, the day after Easter).
