Today is the Day

Many of you are probably familiar with the verse from Psalm 118:24 that says, "This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it."  I know there's a song from back in the day that uses this passage, but I'm not too keen on playing it to be honest.  However, Lincoln Brewster just released an album called "Today is the Day," and the title track also uses this scripture, and I like this one.  I'll even share a video of it with you if you read the rest of this post.

So I've been studying the Wesminster Shorter Chatechism recently and I just read a chapter on the question, "What are the decrees of God?"  And the answer given is, "The decrees of God are His eternal purpose according to the counsel of His will, whereby for His own glory, He hath foreordained whatsoever comes to pass."  In summary, everything that happens is part of God's plan that existed before "the beginning," because He isn't constrained to time.  There is no "chance," there are no "accidents," there is nothing that happens that surprises God or causes Him to have to adapt His plan.  Yes this subject gets into predestination, but I don't think that should be a stumbling block for anyone.  As the author of this book says, "we cannot say that human persons are treated as pawns on a chessboard."  So there is always choice, it just that God already knew the choices we would make and thus its part of the plan.

It has been neat for me to couple this answer in the chatechism with the passage in Psalm 118 and know that we can get up each day and rejoice in the fact that God has made this day. Rejoice that everything is going according to His infinitely wise plan, even when it seems like the the world is falling apart.  Rejoice that it is all foreordained for His glory, which is what we should be all about.  Rejoice because He is good, and if you're in Christ, His plan means that you get to enjoy His glory forever.  So take Him at His word, and thank Him for today and ask Him to help you live for His glory and to enjoy Him.  Maybe this song can help you get into that mindset.