This is the Day

September 19, 2018.    Google tells me that it is the 262^nd day of the year and that there are 103 days left in the year.     This day is significant for births and deaths.   For example,  singer/songwriter Red Foley died on this day and so did popcorn guru Orville Redenbacher.  I wonder if there was a “bat signal” in the sky back on this day in 1928 when “Batman” actor Adam West was born or whether it was a “rainy night in Georgia” on this date back in 1931 when singer/songwriter Brook Benton was born?

September 19.   There are things about this day like many other days.   Again, the sun will rise and the sun will set.   Again, you will experience the “comings and goings” of home, school, work, and the like.   Yet again, there will be things in this day that will delight you and things that might disappoint you.   There will be things in this day that will be totally new or even not come your way again   There is a uniqueness to September 19, 2018 that is different and unlike any day you have ever lived.     This seconds or minutes that it even takes you to read this very blog will not come along anymore.

I have to believe that the Israelites had a different way to look at time and their world without the schedules and the technology we have today.  There were no clocks or watches as we know them today.    In Psalm 118:24, the writer exclaims these words, “This is the day which the Lord hath made;  we will rejoice and be glad in it.”    Whether this day is filled with joy or filled with sadness, rejoice in this unique, God-given day.   Enjoy every minute and second of it.   It is a gift from God.   “Rejoice and be glad in it.”     Have a joy-filled September 19, 2018 and a joy-filled week.--  Pastor Randy Wall

Prayer:    O God,  thank you for this day.    Give me the strength to live it wisely and well for your honor and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.