This is the day!

This morning, as I sit in my window  chair with the quietness of the house surrounding me,  blurry eyed with the pungent aroma of coffee awakening my being, I ponder.  The sky is changing to a crisp blue as the morning murkiness burns away revealing the new day.  The long lost summer sun has returned, unwrapping my day of blessings.

This is the day that the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24

Such a common verse, with well worn familiarity, yet frequently overlooked and cast aside.  The type of verse adorning embroidered signs and pillows, coffee cups and tote bags. ​ Surrounding us and 

 overlooked, simultaneously.  The type of verse we all know and rarely follow. The type of verse that should be a foundation for our lives, but is relegated to Christian paraphernalia and 80’s upbeat choral sings.  


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I am guilty of this. 

​I do not have the paraphernalia, but I have the attitude.  I forget to often that this is the day the Lord has made and that I need to rejoice and be glad in it.  I choose to forget.  I let fear creep in, silently robbing my joy.  I let frustration creep in and drain me of energy and patience, building  till self control combusts and dissipates.  Disunity and discontent fall surrounding me like shrapnel on the battlefield.  I loose sight of whose I am and who he is. 

I lose…

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I don’t want to be guilty of this. 
​I want to remember that this is the day that the Lord has made.  I want to rejoice and be glad in it.  Why do I allow myself to loose sight?  Why do I abdicate my knowledge and my position?   Why do I give up so easily what I want to cherish and hang on to?

Once you were alienated from God 
and were enemies in your minds…
Colossians 1:21

Alienated from God?  Ever felt that way?

Financial worry, health concerns, toxic work environment, quarrelling children, in laws, out laws, crime, poverty, war, famine….
Aaagggg! Yes our world is alienated from God.  Alienated, but not abandoned.

The evil one seeks to keep us alienated, trapped, and isolated, held in bondage, captive…
in our own minds!

 Our 
Own
​Minds


Give it a moment.  
Let it sink in.


Our 
Own
Minds

The battle ground is not with the people who surround us, it is not with the physical challenges, nor the financial, cultural, or sociological brokenness, it is a spiritual battle in our minds.  Such a small battleground for such a large battle.


Still, remember, alienated but not abandoned.

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“Asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His  will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.” 
Colossians 1:9

“Do not conform to the pattern of this  world, but be transformed by the renewal of  your mind.”
Romans 12:3

How do I live from a position of blessing? 
​I awaken to the truth of the realities of the One who has fought and won the battle.  I choose to allow His truth to renew my mind.  To reconcile reality with my thinking.  To see clearly who he says I am.

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I am the daughter of the King of Kings.                    
                                                                                                    2 Corinthians 6:18
I am His adopted child.                                              
                                                                   John 1:12
I am a co-heir with Christ.​                                                       
                                                                                                Romans 8:17
I am the apple of His eye.                                           
                                                                                               Zechariah 2:8
I am a new creation.                                                     
                                                                     2 Corinthians 5:17
I am reconciled to Christ.                                           
                                                                       2 Corinthians 5:18
I am righteous and holy.                                             
                                                                                          Ephesians 4:24
I radiate His light.                                                         
                                                             Matthew 5:14
I am a victor.                                                                    
                                    Romans 8:37
I share His mission.                                                      
                                                                      Hebrews 3:1
I am designed for good works.                                                 
                                                                                                                     Ephesians 2:10

 I am chosen, I am royalty, I am His special possession.         
                                                                                       1 Peter 2:9
 I am His Beloved.                
                                                             Colossians 3:12

A day of blessings…..
How could today be anything but a day of blessings for His Beloved?


The day has begun, it is time to rejoice in it.    
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