This Is the Day
“This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
A DAY HE MADE
The psalmist doesn't say the day happened to turn out well — he says the Lord made it, which changes everything about how you receive it.
THIS ONE, NOT YESTERDAY'S
'This' is a small word carrying great weight — not some imagined perfect day, but today, flaws and all.
A DECISION, NOT A FEELING
'Let us rejoice' is a verb of will — the psalmist is calling you to choose joy before it arrives naturally.
A SHARED INVITATION
The plural 'let us rejoice' reminds you this joy isn't solitary — it's meant to be lived alongside others who received the day too.
ONLY TODAY IS YOURS
Yesterday is gone and tomorrow hasn't arrived — this verse anchors you in the only moment you can actually live and give thanks in.
ACT WITH JOY TODAY
Act: Before you get out of bed tomorrow, say aloud 'this is the day the Lord has made' and name one concrete thing in it to be glad for.